2013届高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级5AIt'snotanewphenomenon,buthaveyounoticedhowmanynounsarebeingusedasverbs
Weallusethem,oftenwithoutnoticingwhatwe'redoing
Iwasarrangingtomeetsomeonefordinnerlastweek,andIsaid“I’llpencilitinmydiary”,andmyfriendsaid“Youcaninkitin”,meaningthatitwasafirmarrangementnotatentativeone
Manyofthesenewverbsarelinkedtonewtechnology
Anobviousexampleisthewordfax
Weallgotusedtosendingandreceivingfaxes,andthensoonstartedtalkingaboutfaxingsomethingandpromisingwe'dfaxitimmediately
Thenalongcameemail,andweweresoonallemailingeachothermadly
Howdidwedowithoutit
Icanhardlyimaginelifewithoutmydailyemails
Emailremindsme,ofcourse,ofmycomputeranditssoftware,whichhasproducedanothercoupleofnewverbs
OnmycomputerIcanbookmarkthosepagesfromtheWorldWideWebthatIthinkI'llwanttolookataga