Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Re: conjugating consensus

[Elizabeth Stevenson (tamgoddess]

Since cohousing is really my first use of the word consensus on a regular 
basis, I was unaware that it wasn't a "real" verb until my computer refused
to see it my way. I just thought that it was another lame microsoft thing.
Mea culpa.

In my defense, I heard it used that way before I ever done used it
wrong-like.

My current favorites are "duck tape" and "you guys's" (pronounced guyses).
Cold slaw is a perennial favorite.

--
Liz Stevenson
Southside Park Cohousing
Sacramento, California

tamgoddess [at] home.com
http://members.home.net/southsideparkcohousing
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>From: Lynn Nadeau <welcome [at] olympus.net>
> 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"!
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