The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #86382   Message #1606904
Posted By: Celtaddict
16-Nov-05 - 09:31 PM
Thread Name: BS: Irritatin' phrases....
Subject: RE: BS: Irritatin' phrases....
I will concede a place for "verbing" (wouldn't Doug Hofstadter be proud?) in some uses, such as to carpet a floor, paint a room; those uses have become standard English.
But why in the world can't anyone TRY anything anymore?
"We are trialing a new product..."