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Much as I tend to be in favor of language evolving, I react almost viscerally to 'compute' as a noun. It is a major irk.
by mercer 5y ago
Much as I tend to be in favor of language evolving, I react almost viscerally to 'compute' as a noun. It is a major irk.
- etaioinshrdlu 5y agoWait a minute, did you just "noun" irk? I'm irked.
- evv 5y agoWait a minute, did you just "verb" noun? I'm adjectived
- toxik 5y agoDid you just adjective adjective?
- arthurcolle 5y agoTechnically he just verbed the noun 'adjective'
- toxik 5y agoNo, it’s used as an adjective here
- dwaite 5y agoYes it is called "verbing"
- Spivak 5y agoWhat’s a better noun for “abstract resource I can use to do computations on?” Because computer is too general — literally encompassing everything, or too specific — as a synonym for a PC.
- JohnJamesRambo 5y agoWhen people say they grok something it hurts me deep inside.
- hattar 5y agoWhy?
- snowwrestler 5y agoMaybe because to truly grok a person, you have to eat them [1]. I’d imagine that could hurt that person deep inside if they were alive when you started. [1] Per the end of A Stranger In a Strange Land
- killjoywashere 5y agoI wonder if that whale groks Michael Packard.
- Retric 5y agoEating someone isn’t required to grok them in a Stranger in a Strange Land, it’s an aid in doing so.
- sqqqqrly 5y agohttps://www.etymonline.com/word/grok#etymonline_v_14297 https://www.etymonline.com/word/grok#etymonline_v_14297
- eps 5y agoYeah, tell me about it. People nouning things... argh, eyeroll.