The Word
Curbing the verbing
THE OLYMPIC FLAME goes dark in Turin today, but at least one contest remains undecided: Will to podium succeed as a mainstream verb, following in the tracks of to medal, or will it find itself back on the sports-jargon shelf? (Full article: 741 words)
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