Thursday, February 7, 2008

Words we've changed

I was thinking about some of the words that we've changed in recent years.  We verb nouns often--yes, even in that sentence.  We Google things.  We text each other.  We fax, and we e-mail.

Sportscasters (again) seem to have a particular ability to change the way we use language. Basketball players don't jump, they sky, or elevate.

Even reality television has adjusted our speaking.  Makeovers have a big reveal.  In that case they turned a verb into a noun.

I know language is fluid, just listen to some teenagers for a while, but I believe we should be cautious about too much too fast.  We do want to make sure we understand each other... don't we?

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