Especially, Bob, as adding -en to a noun was one way to make a verb of the
word, as was adding em-; so putting both together is a particularly heinous
offence. But it’s not as bad as “infringe on” (“infringe” is a transitive verb
and therefore takes a direct object) or “based out of” (should be “based at” or
"operating out of” etc . . .)
Chris
On 5 Dec 2013, at 15:20, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I can just _feel_ the language police squirming. <g> Though I must say,
> embiggened is an excellent take on both word and concept. Certainly,
> "enlarged" is the proper choice, or, more colloquially, "blew it up," but
> they just doesn't have the same savory smell and taste as embiggened.
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> Certified Neanderthal
>
> On Dec 5, 2013, at 10:12 AM, Paul Braun wrote:
>
>> I wouldn't have guessed moonlight until I embiggened it and noticed the
>> star trails. Very nice.
>
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