to hate how some words have been changed from verbs to nouns

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I'm thinking of things like 'hacks'.
To hack used to only mean (in slang) to be able to do something. 'Can you hack it?'
Now we have 'life hacks' and all kinds of 'hacks'.

'To learn' has been corrupted into 'learnings'.

I also hate the expression 'go to' when it means something you choose above anything else. Like the 'Packed lunches - your go-tos' now trending here.

Ok hands up, I'm a writer so language matters to me, but more and more I'm made to think 'What the hell is that supposed to mean?'

My issues are: I weren’t... We was... I done... I see (him the other day, for example)
We’re trying to eat more healthier. It’s more better to do it this way...

But these aren't examples of how language is evolving, @Regrette. They're errors.

OP, if you're a writer, you should enjoy how language changes! Sure, not every change will be to your liking, but it's fascinating.

I work in an environment where the following are all used very often:

• "Reach out to" instead of "contact"
• "Talk to" instead of "talk about" (e.g. "I'll open the meeting and then we'll put the slides up for you to talk to". Nonsense.
• "Post" instead of "after" (e.g. "I'll update you post my discussion with John"). This is probably the one I find most irritating. What on Earth is wrong with "after"? Why have you lapsed into Latin?

What about when nouns are used as verbs??? It grates when I hear sports commentators talking about 'medalling', e.g. she medalled at the Commonwealth Games

This is a particular irritant in our household.

I also don't like "impact" used as a verb. You either say "affect" or "have an impact on".

Gift as a verb winds me up My DH HATES this :)

They mean slightly different things, just. 'Speaks to that' means 'is relevant to' or in some way demonstrates the issue at hand.

oh and saying you're excited "for" something when you mean you're excited "about" it.

But as pp's have said, language evolves and I am just a grumpy old(er) woman.

My pet hate is use of the word toilet as a noun, such as "Lexi, have you done your toilet?" Or, "I need to go toilet". Argh, just stop it!!! My ears....

I find it very irritating when I have to ask my DC to translate what they have just said into words I might understand, because lots of words suddenly have the opposite meaning to their meaning not that long ago.

He has a meeting with myself
Can make an appointment with yourself

I find it very irritating when I have to ask my DC to translate what they have just said into words I might understand

Like using "sick" for something that is good, rather than being horrible/yucky.

Because + noun makes my right eye twitch. 'Because science', for example.

I'd never be such a turd as to point out someone's poor grammar or turn of phrase, though.

the noun 'hack' in the sense of 'strike, cut, wound' is archaic according to the OED

and if you look up the verb you will find that that also has multiple traditional meanings

as for the modern IT-related meaning, this is equally a change to the meaning of the verb

P.S. Can anyone explain why the OED misses out the use of the noun 'hack' to denote a certain type of journalist?

You have hit a nerve here!
As an English teacher some of these drive me up the wall and into the pub on Friday nights

I’ve noticed the same but with nouns being used as verbs.

Thinx (as if they aren’t already being awkward enough with language) have introduced a new range for teens with this caption “we’re helping the next generation period better”

period is not a verb!!

It must be americanisms. I am bothered by the opposite: noun to verb conversion. "it is a good read" makes me mad, as it sounds very much like "a good shit".
going places, out the window, go see something - christ, really hate all this shit.

I'd sack any editor who would not notice and allow to publish this: "As a feminist it's hard to see etc etc." in stead of "as a feminist, I find it hard to see". I don't know what it's called and probably have no right to be so pissed off because English is not even my first language ...

I loathe the narrow minded obsession with current form.

^^

I'm an editor - with a linguistics degree. Language changes, and that's what makes it so interesting.

What about when nouns are used as verbs??? It grates when I hear sports commentators talking about 'medalling', e.g. she medalled at the Commonwealth Games.

Or “she podiumed at the Commonwealth Games”.

To ‘diarise” a meeting.

Nouns becoming verbs annoys me; yes language evolves, but to say ‘She medalled’ rather than ‘She won a medal’ not only seems like a lazy shortcut, but also feels less meaningful to me. And why ‘action’ something, rather than ‘do’ it? To me, it detracts from conversation, and becomes something more corporate.

I appreciate that language changes, but some of these phrases drive me nuts.
Unless you are one of the Four Tops no need to reach out to anyone, contact is fine.

I agree with the OP on this. Also the loss of adverbs.

i hate ' like' at the end of every sentence and how ' can i get' is used instead of ' please may i have'..
not really what your on about on the opening thread, but language has changed a lot. Not all for the better.

Medal as a verb is the one that drives me crackers as well.

I'm not grammatically perfect by any means, but I did once have a client who decided to send a really nasty group email to his three freelancers about correct use of British English. I took great pleasure in pointing out in my reply that he didn't really have a leg to stand on when for the past year he'd been insisting I type 'I will revert to you next week' or similar at the end of his emails (which is one of my other pet peeves, although it does seem to be accepted use now in US English).

Which adverbs have we lost?

The use of gift as a verb isn't new at all.

I had a work man in my house and I offered him a cup of tea, showing him the tea box with different types for him to select. He chose earl grey. He took a sip and declared "that tea's mint". "Eh, no, it's earl grey" I rep lied. "Yeah earl grey 's mint" he said. "Earl grey has no mint in it" I replied, thinking t he wasn't the brightest. "Mint means amazing, didn't you know that?" he said with a look that said he thought I wasn't the brightest

I hate gifting. What the hell?! It's just giving right?

I don't like seeing the word 'invite' used instead of 'invitation'. Exactly as you said - verb to noun and wrong.