Verb-ing

Written by Gail Debole November 26, 2024 Adding "ing" to nouns has taken over the town. English Traditionalists - turn your frowns upside down. "Being an adult" is now one word. We are all "adulting" or haven't you heard? So I guess the next noun to be "verbed" Is that a child is "childing" or is that absurd? All languages evolve through the years. Face the facts. Get over your fears. Nothing you can do to stop the "ings." "Verb-ing" the nouns is more than a fling. Younger generations speak their own type of speak. Older generations try to keep up so they do not look weak. No one person controls the words we say. New ones arise and old ones lose sway. Now all the nouns can be "verb-ed" or "e-d-ed." Language creativity cannot/should not (shouldnot?) be impeded. And, in the future, how many words will survive? Will acronyms and emojis be the language that thrives?