I Mentioned This a While Back
This (verbing a noun) is a well-known linguistic feature of English. You can do a search in the box on the upper right for more.
I still don’t like using “office” as a verb.
Anthimeria is the technical term for doing this, but nobody uses it.
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You can Make About any Noun into a Verb
For Example:
You don’t even need to put it between quotes.
Can you think of a noun that you can’t use as a verb?
Well and Good
I don’t recall mentioning this grade-school point of grammar before. The difference between “well” and “good.”
- Well—an adverb. Goes with verbs. Well done!
- Good—an adjective. Goes with nouns. Good lesson!
- Yes, both words can be nouns, but that’s a lesson for another day.
Okay, class, here’s a test. Did he get it correct or not? Last panel.
A Somewhat Bogus Rule
The problem with the rule is that nouns can so often be turned into verbs…
…so when you’re a verb, this is okay. But you know that, right?
Hmm. I Don’t Think a Noun Form Exists for this One
Here’s the comic:
https://www.gocomics.com/agnes/2020/07/26
“Addled” is an adjective. For that matter, you can’t go up to the front of the room and addle, either, so I don’t see a verb form, either.
What do you think?