[Magdalen] Invites

[Jay Weigel]

I'm with you, Grace. That one annoys me no end.

On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 10:04 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Mine is 'gift' used as a verb., as in "She gifted me with these flowers."
> Grrr..sets my teeth on edge!
>
> On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 9:12 AM, Marion Thompson <
> marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > My current irritant is use of the word 'fulsome'.  Instead of  'he gave a
> > full report', they say 'he gave a fulsome report', which is not the same
> > thing at all!  It might be both a full and fulsome report, but you know
> > what I mean.
> >
> > Marion, a pilgrim
> >
> >
> > On 3/13/2016 9:02 AM, Scott Knitter wrote:
> >
> >> invitation has become invite
> >>
> >> request has become ask ("What's your ask?")
> >>
> >> lend has become loan ("I loaned him $50")
> >>
> >> depressing
> >>
> >> On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 7:38 AM, Marion Thompson
> >> <marionwhitevale at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Along with so many others.
> >>>
> >>> Marion, a pilgrim
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 3/13/2016 5:38 AM, Allan Carr wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> "Apple has officially sent out invites for an event next week . . ."
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/4-inch-iphone-se-to-launch-on-21-march-everything-we-know-so-far-303755.html
> >>>>
> >>>> Is the word invitation now obsolete?
> >>>>
> >>>> Just wondering.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
> --
> Grace Cangialosi
> Ruckersville, VA
>
> *We must cry out against injustice or by our silence consent to it.
> Dorothy Day*
>