tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post8565663743417734924..comments2023-09-05T12:51:25.656-05:00Comments on edittorrent: Tips for Noun ConversionEdittorrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-85518452573792936932008-04-22T15:50:00.000-05:002008-04-22T15:50:00.000-05:00Actually...plated/plating is used frequently in re...Actually...plated/plating is used frequently in restaurant speak. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-24290802461766913022008-04-21T20:46:00.000-05:002008-04-21T20:46:00.000-05:00PG Wodehouse used to play with verbing up nouns. ...PG Wodehouse used to play with verbing up nouns. If you can "butter" bread, why not "jelly" bread?<BR/>AliciaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-70663194615134539972008-04-21T16:05:00.000-05:002008-04-21T16:05:00.000-05:00That book is subtitled "A Comprehensive Wellness P...That book is subtitled "A Comprehensive Wellness Plan for Man's Most Prized Possession". That's less disturbing than some of the alternatives, I guess.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure I like that 'plated the roast beef', though, since my immediate first reaction is, "Why the heck would anyone plate metal onto a roast?" It may be my engineering background, or perhaps my Y chromosome, but regardless, by the time I'd think of putting the roast on the plate, I'd be completely distracted from whatever story was being told. Is it just me?<BR/><BR/>I guess my point is that even with context, you're going to lose some readers if you take a word with such a strong association and verb it differently. In my case it's probably not a great loss, but still...Dave Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773380114295267509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-24839909600976264972008-04-21T15:33:00.000-05:002008-04-21T15:33:00.000-05:00Graspable! That's a good one!Graspable! That's a good one!Susan Helene Gottfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778191943289129869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-12372029175037010902008-04-21T13:39:00.000-05:002008-04-21T13:39:00.000-05:00I don't think anyone who is familiar with the char...I don't think anyone who is familiar with the character Tom Sawyer--and he is a well-known character in literature--needs to know anything about you or your relatives for that sentence to make sense. I think that's because the character and his foibles are so well known. In that case, it's easy to turn the noun into a verb.<BR/><BR/>But if I took a character from a novel I'm currently reading, which folks probably haven't read yet, and tried to do the same, then it wouldn't amke sense.<BR/><BR/>On the otherhand, I'm not touching that diet thing. Not sure I even want to know.PatriciaWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04572087157439187319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-23450694009351978032008-04-21T13:38:00.000-05:002008-04-21T13:38:00.000-05:00Verbing weirds language.That's why we must always ...Verbing weirds language.<BR/><BR/>That's why we must always check and double-check for clarity. Good for you for pointing that out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com