[thelist] OT (verbage)
Madhu Menon
madhu at asiacontent.com
Sun Aug 6 06:50:31 CDT 2000
At 12:00 PM 8/4/00 -0500, jason wrote:
><tip type="syntax">
>"Architect" is not a verb --
>http://www.webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=architect
></tip>
>
>jason
<rant>
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."
Darn it, "Impact" is a noun, *not* a verb. Something can have an impact,
but it cannot be "impacted".
</rant>
<tip type="English test">
Go take the Written English online exam at Brainbench.com
It's not as easy as you think, especially the comprehension bit.
Try and beat 4.75 out of 5 ;)
And while you're there, take the ASP exam too. It ain't horribly tough, but
challenging enough to be used as a preliminary scanning tool in job
interviews.
</tip>
Madhu
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