• DocumentCode
    1515244
  • Title

    When to make nouns go into action

  • Author

    Schoenfeld, Robert

  • Author_Institution
    Australian Journal of Chemistry; CSIRO, P.O. Box 89, East Melbourne 3002, Australia
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1981
  • Firstpage
    123
  • Lastpage
    123
  • Abstract
    Standard advice to writers prohibits the use of nouns as verbs. Although Shakespeare converted many nouns to verbs with great effect, times have changed and newly coined verbs are overused by headline writers and often have a brusque or coarse undertone. Five ground rules are given for using nouns as verbs with discretion.
  • Keywords
    Blood; Chemicals; Compounds; Suspensions; Turning; Weapons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0361-1434
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPC.1981.6447865
  • Filename
    6447865
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1515244