The Art of Making up Words – Verbing Nouns Part 1
Mariusz Gomu?a
Business English ? Corporate Trainings ? ELT Specialist & PM ? Editorial Lead at Newsweek Learning English Magazine ??
Why verbing?
It’s witty!
Butter my bread, dear.
Will you cigarette me, sugar?
It’s stylish!
She stilettoed across the stage.
I’ve Hemingway'd the book.
The article is good, but could you please Newsweek it a bit?
You can friend or unfriend people on Facebook.
It's imaginative!
My sister Houdini’d her way out of the locked closet.
I elbowed my way out of a crowd.
I’ve just eyed an opportunity.
She waterfalled the image.
It’s practical!
I need to xerox these docs.
I texted you a few minutes ago.
You can skype many people at once.?
It’s professional!
I’ve already timelined the project.
I’ve authored 5 books.
I’ve just tabled the proposal.
Why use this technique?
Life is too short to be boring! So try to imprint yourself on people’s memory.??
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