Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: conjugating consensus

[Lynn Nadeau (welcome]

This old English teacher has finally stopped flinching when, upon coming 
to consensus/reaching consensus, something is referred to as consensed 
upon. Well, I only flinch a little. 

But I can't EVER imagine getting used to the verb "to liaise" ! On the 
Great Peace March people would talk about how one group should "liaise" 
with another on a matter: arrrgh!

And I do know that language evolves. Much of what we now consider Proper 
English made people flinch and criticize in Shakespeare's day. So some 
day it may be altogether acceptable educated speech to say " If I was 
you, I would of liaised with the menu committee before consensing on 
cold-slaw for dinner"!

Lynn Nadeau
Port Townsend Washington
_______________________________________________
Cohousing-L mailing list
Cohousing-L [at] cohousing.org  Unsubscribe  and other info:
http://www.communityforum.net/mailman/listinfo/cohousing-l