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General Topics => The Debating Chamber => Topic started by: Highlander on January 30, 2010, 14:29:35 PM

Title: Sports commentators
Post by: Highlander on January 30, 2010, 14:29:35 PM

As if it wasn't bad enough to have them use nouns as verbs in "such and such an athlete hopes to medal in the olympics"  I've just heard one say " he has wintered well"

AGGGHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Sports commentators
Post by: Colwyn on January 30, 2010, 16:23:54 PM

Sorry H, but this is not a neologism. The verb to winter has been part of the English language since the 14th century. So you need to blame Chaucer, or one of his mates, rather than today's sports commentators for introducing it.

Title: Sports commentators
Post by: Highlander on January 30, 2010, 16:40:47 PM

Oops. you are of course correct Colwyn.

Still didn't sound right though. :)

Title: Sports commentators
Post by: Colwyn on January 30, 2010, 16:53:31 PM

To summer is also established but I have never heard autumned or springed (sprung?). A pity, otherwise I could have said "Ah, I autumned in Turkey" without causing apoplexy amongst grumpies.

Title: Sports commentators
Post by: Highlander on January 31, 2010, 09:27:10 AM

I wouldn't have thought it would have bothered a seasoned campaigner such as your self Colwyn.