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Linguistic Pet Peeves

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MangyTiger
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10-30-2004 3:55 AM 		Reply to: Message 156 by berberry
10-30-2004 3:29 AM

Impact is a verb ?
Hi berberry.
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Today it seems to be quite acceptable to use the word 'impact' as a verb, though the usage makes me cringe.
According to The American Heritage Book of English Usage :
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Impact has been used as a verb since 1601, and its figurative use dates from 1935, allowing people plenty of time to get accustomed to it.
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Mind you, this is pretty much quote mining, as you will see if the read the link in full
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Confused ? You will be...
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