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F*ck, this is driving me nuts. That Politico story on B2 uses "sobering" as a verb. Does that pass muster?

Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) Jan 19 '17, 09:07

"It is also likely sobering for millions of the Americans..."

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That's been a valid use for a hundred years. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 09:19
yes. -- nm - Andie Jan 19, 09:14
Yes. -- nm - znufrii Jan 19, 09:09
...yes... - Reagen Jan 19, 09:08 16
- I was editing some college application essays this week and I was astounded what the kids don't know about verb tenses. -- nm - university of amanda jones Jan 19, 09:16 6
  - "effect/affect" and "except/accept" are what's driving me insane these days - Reagen Jan 19, 09:17 4
    - Those in your subject line can sometimes just be pure typos. Your brain knows the right word but you just type the word that sounds like it. I see - pmb Jan 19, 09:21
    - a kid told me last week that he doesn't use effect and affect ever in writing because he doesn't know which to use. that's one way to handle it. -- nm - university of amanda jones Jan 19, 09:19 2
      - I admit, that while I do know how to use them, I often have to pause and actually think about it. They are close enough that it requires thought. -- nm - pmb Jan 19, 09:23
      - I'll take that over using it incorrectly, I suppose. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 09:20
  - it's all about emoji's now, miss jones -- nm - decline Jan 19, 09:17
- *looks up 'gerunds'* -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 09:09
- oh dear. -- nm - Diva Jan 19, 09:09 7
  - I can't be like this. I'm gonna stop using the Oxford comma and start ending sentences with prepositions. -- nm* - Mop Jan 19, 09:11 6
    - both bullshit prescriptivist notions, BTW. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 09:12 5
      - The Oxford comma was God's gift to grammar and clarity in the written word. - ReluctantCynic Jan 19, 09:18 4
        
        The real answer is to rewrite the sentence to avoid ambiguity. - Reagen Jan 19, 09:20 2
        
        or even better (rewriting!) - Reagen Jan 19, 09:32
        
        (You've split your subject in your example) -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 09:21
        
        I'm bookmarking this. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 09:19

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F*ck, this is driving me nuts. That Politico story on B2 uses "sobering" as a verb. Does that pass muster?

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