Making Verbs

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Get Away From Me!

“For some residents of Camden, N.J., Brian Williams is a verb. As in ‘if you are going to film here, please don’t Brian Williams me.’” 

—Steve Patrick Ercolani, “American media has an addiction to ‘poverty porn,’” The Guardian, Feb. 19, 2014.

(Thanks to alert WORDster Brenda Cooper)

• Editorial Comment: Could be worse when NBC comes to call: Don’t Ann Curry me!

PS: Note to Guardian editors: America media HAVE...

PeezPix by Ted Pease 
 

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“Words are sacred. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.” —Tom Stoppard
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