tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249798928755398547.post6574298865527680033..comments2024-03-01T10:49:12.079-05:00Comments on 'Hear The Boat Sing': 'I Crew' - I Don't Think So...HTBS editor Göran R Buckhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996970312143298372noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249798928755398547.post-67261700208620148432011-01-27T16:11:38.650-05:002011-01-27T16:11:38.650-05:00Oh come now -- modern English is full of nouns bei...Oh come now -- modern English is full of nouns being used as verbs. Take the commonly used noun-verb, 'to transition.' How often do people say that they are 'transitioning,' these days? <br /><br />Using 'to erg' must fall under this category, and I must say I don't find it nearly as troublesome as 'to friend' (thanks to facebook). While I don't share the contempt for the machine that the above person does, it does get to the heart of the matter, rather than saying, 'I row on the indoor rowing machine.'BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069890309581650717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249798928755398547.post-91333606743342817402011-01-23T16:43:41.712-05:002011-01-23T16:43:41.712-05:00I really don't mind "to erg" as ther...I really don't mind "to erg" as there is no existing verb for "to bore yourself to death on a stupid indoor substitute for getting out on the water."<br />However, using "to crew" for "to row" is not only unnecessary but confusing.Chris Partridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883064324795042491noreply@blogger.com