Why don't you guys 'partner' together and figure it out? I *hate* that one! I hear it at work all the time, and it makes me cringe. -Matt > -----Original Message----- > From: pic microcontroller discussion list > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of David P. Harris > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 4:49 PM > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: [OT] Cypress new micro's > > > Hi- > I expect the 'verbing' was tongue-in-cheek, since the topic was making > nouns into verbs - how doe that 'impact' you? > David > > Andrew Warren wrote: > > > Mike Mansheim wrote: > > > > > > My job description says that I architect new microprocessors. > > > > > > Another new verb!! One that I haven't seen yet as I track the > > > verbing of America. > > > > Mike: > > > > Do a web search for "to architect" and you'll find over 20,000 hits. > > That's about 50% more than you'll find for "to nag" and twice as many > > as you'll find for "pedant" or "nit-picking". > > > > -Andy > > > > P.S. "Verbing" isn't an English word; the word which means "to > > convert into a verb" is "verbalize". > > > > === Andrew Warren - aiw@cypress.com > > === Systems Engineering, IPDSD > > === Cypress Semiconductor Corporation > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.