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Journal Kalgash's Journal: A Standard Reply: Responding to Complaints on Verbing Nouns

Whenever I see someone say this I will insert this comment:

Language changes to suit a society's needs and values. Fixed definitions and spellings of words is a recent (150 years) development. Verbing nouns is popular and accepted tactic in western society. All your protestations to the contrary will not modify this behaviour.

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A Standard Reply: Responding to Complaints on Verbing Nouns

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