Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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DaveBoltman

Member Since

January 29, 2015

Total number of comments

1

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3

Bio

Live in South Africa, still speak English though :) My mom and my sister were both high school English teachers. Love getting it "just right".

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Is “leverage” a verb?

  • July 28, 2015, 3:30am

This quote from Kelvin sums up perfectly what the "corporate speak" advocates are doing: "Verbing weirds language". To which Hobbes replied "Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding". (ref http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2013/01/28)

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Is “leverage” a verb? January 29, 2015