Comments on: Blog as a Noun http://elliottback.com/wp/blog-as-a-noun/ Internet & Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:40:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jeremy C. Wright http://elliottback.com/wp/blog-as-a-noun/#comment-56 Jeremy C. Wright Mon, 01 Nov 2004 21:35:34 +0000 /?p=40#comment-56 Blog. Writing if for someone else. Blogging is for me. I get paid to do both now, and blogging is definitely less stressful :) Blog. Writing if for someone else. Blogging is for me. I get paid to do both now, and blogging is definitely less stressful :)

]]> By: Elliott Back http://elliottback.com/wp/blog-as-a-noun/#comment-55 Elliott Back Mon, 01 Nov 2004 19:37:17 +0000 /?p=40#comment-55 Jeremy makes the point that "to blog" is being used a verb. Although its not quite a noun turned verb, as the noun refers to the surface of action, while the verb refers to using that surface--the difference between "to write" and "paper." That aside, would you rather blog or write? Jeremy makes the point that “to blog” is being used a verb. Although its not quite a noun turned verb, as the noun refers to the surface of action, while the verb refers to using that surface–the difference between “to write” and “paper.” That aside, would you rather blog or write?

]]> By: Jeremy C. Wright http://elliottback.com/wp/blog-as-a-noun/#comment-54 Jeremy C. Wright Mon, 01 Nov 2004 16:47:13 +0000 /?p=40#comment-54 And so is "Google", "paint", "skate" ... An object can also be a verb, when you are <b>using</b> that object ;) To Blog I blog You blog We blog They blog ;-) And so is “Google”, “paint”, “skate” …

An object can also be a verb, when you are using that object ;)

To Blog

I blog
You blog
We blog
They blog

;-)

]]> By: Jim Bursch http://elliottback.com/wp/blog-as-a-noun/#comment-53 Jim Bursch Mon, 01 Nov 2004 16:45:30 +0000 /?p=40#comment-53 Good luck trying elevate the quality of writing found in blogs. These are the same folks that brought us emoticons so they wouldn't have to write emotion, and compounded the inherent laziness of cliches by creating abbriviations for them: IMHO Good luck trying elevate the quality of writing found in blogs. These are the same folks that brought us emoticons so they wouldn’t have to write emotion, and compounded the inherent laziness of cliches by creating abbriviations for them: IMHO

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