I know we've all agreed that people saying text when they mean texted is very annoying (if you're using a noun as a verb, at least use it properly), but last night I was lying awake wondering WHY they do it.
There are oodles of nouns that we use as verbs (I know some people don't like this but it doesn't bother me really): google, hoover, medal (yuk), phone, parent, friend (on facebook) etc etc. So why is text such a hard one for people to use?!
I'm very very fussy about written English and far less fussy about spoken English, which I find more fluid and interesting. But some things make me angry, man, and this is one of them. Also myself instead of me, but that's for another time...
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4am musings on text/texted
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Mrskbpw · 18/12/2012 10:36
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