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August 13, 2015 11:58 pm
A headline "Toing and Froing of Risk in Greek Bailout" caught my eye.
While "to and fro" as a fixed adverbial expressing was familiar to me, the verb form, while it seems quite common and well documented, had escaped my notice till now. I think it is the -oing ending that made my brain go BOING!
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I love unusual verbings, and I think this one is now permanently among my favorites.
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August 14, 2015 3:00 am
Some other gerundings from non-verb root : (or is gerunding the right word?)
So now kindly desist from this Iffing and Butting and be happy with the stories you enjoy !
Keep on what iffing till you've wrung out all the possibilities !
August 14, 2015 4:44 am
And, I have been just struck by the closeness of iffing and f'ing (or effing).