Ok, so we substitute befriend for friend, I still don't understand "THEY
WOULD FRIEND EACH OTHER" when applied to a hamburger and some chips.
...Wayne
Wayne Harridge
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> From: Andrew Fildes [mailto:afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
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> It's simple a contraction of the established verb - to befriend. I
> don't think any of us would have a problem with that. It's clumsy of
> course but...it's two characters shorter!!!
> To verb or to verbalise - which is more appropriate...?
> Andrew Fildes
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>
> On 23/05/2010, at 8:34 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
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> > Moose is right, "to friend" as a verb is now widespread in the
> > social networking world and will undoubtedly one day become official
> > by being included as such in dictionaries.
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