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According to the Cambridge English Dictionary: > refrain, n. a short part of a song or poem that is repeated, esp. at the end of each longer part, or any phras

According to the Cambridge English Dictionary: > refrain, n. a short part of a song or poem that is repeated, esp. at the end of each longer part, or any phrase that is often repeated Verbing nouns is a very common feature of the English language.

js2 2y ago
That's true but in this case the noun and verb forms of refrain have distinct meanings and come into English from different sources: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refrain#word-history https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refrain#word-hist... It's don't think I've ever read refrained used this way. I wonder if she was thinking "reframed"?
- Tao3300 2y ago
  Why did they have to flag it? This was an interesting discussion.
  - js2 2y ago
    nicwolff's comment isn't framed as intellectual curiosity. It comes across as condescending. $0.02.
  - bowsamic 2y ago
    We’re on HN, people flag anything that has the slightest hint of a challenge
- fwip 2y ago
  Nah, somebody who delights in seeing language used in poetic ways is going to use language in poetic ways.