Madhu Menon wrote on 6/8/00 1:29 pm >What REALLY bugs me is that the word "impact" is used as a verb all over >the bloody place. E.g., "E-business has impacted companies in a way that >nothing else ever has." But isn't this how a language develops? Excellent accessible study: Bill Bryson's 'Made in America' about how English changed in the US: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0552998052/martin043 > >Darn it, "Impact" is a noun, *not* a verb. Something can have an impact, >but it cannot be "impacted". Actually I think there are medical applications of 'to impact'. Cheers Martin ------------------------------------------------------------------------ email: martin at members.evolt.org PGP ID: 0xA835CCCB tel: +44 (0)778 068 6418 snailmail: 30 Shandon Place http://evolt.org/index.cfm?menu=9&uid=32 Edinburgh, Scotland