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ChoralScholar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 10:53 PM
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I like to verb words....
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Politicub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 10:58 PM
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1. My client got into an argument with me over
Edited on Fri Mar-11-05 10:58 PM by Politicub
whether or not "performant" is a word. I said it isn't, and he said it is. He looked it up on google or something and tried to show that it is a word. Just because technical folks use words like "performant" and "fitment" doesn't make them standard English. Ugh. What a dumbass.
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BrewerJohn Donating Member (499 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 11:39 PM
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3. Apparently "architect" is now a verb
At least my boss uses it as such all the time, in the context of electronic design. Bleaugh!
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Ready4Change Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 11:14 PM
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2. Don't cartoon the issue of improper english. nt
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