Stan Carey · @stancarey
1053 followers · 663 posts · Server mastodon.ieIf you're interested in nouning and verbing, and especially if they bug you, try this quiz I wrote for Macmillan Dictionary a few years ago:
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/learn/language-quizzes/nounings-and-verbings.html
Discussion here: https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2018/05/16/verbing-and-nouning-are-fine-and-heres-a-quiz/
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#language #words #grammar #linguistics #LanguageChange #verbing #nouning #quiz #LanguageHistory
wolf of the wisp · @wolfofthewisp
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Algot · @Algot
1508 followers · 17401 posts · Server mastodon.artWhy I dislike using "leverage" as a verb in education:
1) it refers to the use of borrowed assets, not earned assets, to accomplish something.
2) it is primarily a word from business use, implying education should be "run like a business".
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