what is it called when a noun is used as a verb? "This score was DWARFED by the rookie..." I've searched but there doesn't seem to be an answer...

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Anonymous Thu Jan 17 15:28:15 2013 No.3368248 [Reply] [Original]

what is it called when a noun is used as a verb?

"This score was DWARFED by the rookie..."

I've searched but there doesn't seem to be an answer...

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 17 15:31:15 2013 No.3368258 Verbification http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/verbification

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 17 15:31:15 2013 No.3368261 The spontaneous use of grammatical rules to produce utterances.

>>	demiurge Thu Jan 17 15:31:15 2013 No.3368262 verbing, ironically in linguistics, it's conversion.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 17 15:34:15 2013 No.3368272 >>3368258 Thanks for that, I'm a dumb shit. I thought there'd be an actual name for it like what you'd call a noun when it's turned into a verb (a gerund).

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 17 15:35:15 2013 No.3368280 >>3368261 >The spontaneous use of grammatical rules to produce utterances. that's interesting, i'm gonna note that down. Linguistics is hard

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 17 15:36:16 2013 No.3368283 >>3368248 One way which American English is unique from English English is in its frequency of using nouns as verbs (eg, vacuum, roller skate, ski, etc) There is a saying relating to this which goes: "In America, there is no noun we can't verb."

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 17 15:41:15 2013 No.3368299 >>3368283 Thanks for the insight. There are so many rules, I find it hard to keep track.

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