MIG wrote:
On May 6, 12:41 am, "John Salmon" wrote:
I was going to criticise your use of 'critique' as a verb in the
title of this thread, buthttp://www.answers.com/critique&r=67,
although referring to it as 'pretentious jargon', then seems to
suggest that it's becoming an acceptable usage... so I'll shut up and
go to bed.



People have been verbing more and more nouns in recent years.

It's been going on for a very long time. Or is salting you porridge an
anathema to you also?