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WCDT: 2201-2205 (4-8 June 2012) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread

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Mr. Doctor:
Note that I said "felt hostile"... I hardly believe it was like that either. Words are funny.

Schmorgluck:

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--- Quote from: Schmorgluck on 10 Jun 2012, 09:22 ---*I love making verbs up on the flyverbing
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Fix'd

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I feel so verbed right now...

Method of Madness:
That's what happens when you Schmorgluck.  You get verbed.

Akima:

--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 11 Jun 2012, 13:19 ---That's what happens when you Schmorgluck.  You get verbed.
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Noun verbing is excellent, and not a new thing at all.

Consider: Plough (a field with a plough), Roof (a building with a roof), Shell (the enemy with shells), Thatch (a roof with thatch), Sail (a boat with a sail), Map (territory and record it on a map) etc. etc. etc.

pwhodges:
"But me no buts"

Often attributed to Shakespeare, but actually from Henry Fielding.  However, Shakespeare did write: "Grace me no grace, nor uncle me no uncle", and: "Thank me no thanks, nor proud me no prouds".

Here is a collection of instances of this construction

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