The lexicon of sports is replete with references to war. “Hero,” “battle,” “trenches,” “General,” “warrior,” and others have all found their way into the vocabulary of players, coaches, broadcasters and reporters, and fans to describe some aspect of sports. There may be good reason for this, as there are parallels between Read More
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Selfied vs. Took a selfie: Why verbing a noun sometimes works.
Writers frequently take liberty with language. It’s part of the joy of writing. News writing tends to be structured and direct, with short sentences and simple words, so journalists tend to enjoy opportunities to get a little funky with words. For example, recently we verbed a noun. That isn’t uncommon; many Read More