Re:Ok-Cancel versus Cancel-Ok
by Someone on Friday June 08, 2018 @07:56PM
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In English, you can verb any noun (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_(word_formation)#Ve..., https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1993/01/25)
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Re:Ok-Cancel versus Cancel-Ok
by _emacsomancer_ on Saturday June 09, 2018 @01:32AM
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One can verb nouns in lots of languages, English just happens to have "0-derivation" verbing of nouns ("photoshopped the picture", "googled Dan"). As well as "0-derivation" nouning of verbs ('did the user submit an "ok" or a "cancel"?').