What language are they speaking?

[uncle goober]

A few days ago I was asked "Where do you coffee?" by someone who visits my town regularly and "coffees" in a favourite spot. I havent seen him coffeeing there yet but I take his word for it as I dont understand what he is talking about.

Yesterday I was told "I have had to card you" by a fed-ex driver. I havent been carded before as far as I know but then I wouldn't know as I dont have a clue what language he was speaking.

I think these people would enjoy watching motor racing where drivers 'podium' and last years olympics where athletes were 'medalling' all over the place. Perhaps I am jealous that I can only dream of the day when I am podiuming after I've medalled.

 

[del boy]

I just "ham and cheese rolled"....quite tasty.

 

[Sara]

Seems like they're verbalising somewhat incontinently

 

[Warbler]

Sounds like an Americanisation, is coffee a verb? Yet you can ask someone where they drink, but you don't say "where are beering these days" or "wining" for the posh amongst you, or should that be whining?

 

[Hamm]

I wonder how much McDonald's slogan has to do with this?

 

[Relkeel]

but you don't say "where are you beering these days"

Homer Simpson has been known to say;

"Maaaaaaaarge, beer me".

 

[Relkeel]

...and I have a friend who would, in his words, spend a day "couch-potato-ing".

 

[Desert Orchid]

but you don't say "where are beering these days" or "wining" for the posh amongst you, or should that be whining?

But you can wine and dine a partner.

I admit I'm not in favour of using nouns as verbs. However, language is constantly evolving and maybe we should embrace the new speak.

I carring off to meet someone right now.

 

[Relkeel]

I admit I'm not in favour of using nouns as verbs.

Nouning?

 

[Grey]

Some people have even been renouned

 

[Desert Orchid]

Nouning?

That's the interrogative gerund, which will henceforth be known as gerunding.

 

[rorydelargy]

I received a new Barclaycard recently, and had to speak to a young lady on the phone in order for her to "advance-card-activate-me". Her words.

 

[Desert Orchid]

Now we know where Ricky Gervaise gets his material.

 

[uncle goober]

Yes, I believe he has seen Rory dance.

 

[Sara]

Ouch!

or should that be ouching.......

 

[Shadow Leader]

I've read two books recently (American, admittedly) where they refer to people as getting "lawyered up".

 

[uncle goober]

Ah yes I have seen that one on an american tv drama, where the detective warned his suspect to 'lawyer up'.

My favourite along those lines came from a film where the characters were on a boat and about to dive off for a swim. One girl who was reluctant to strip and join in the fun was told to 'nude up'

 

[simmo]

I have been known to tell people to "fuck up".

 

[Grasshopper]

I had occassion to use the phrase "schadenfreuded-up" only this afternoon.

 

[redhead]

I have been known to tell people to "fuck up".

Sounds like the latest instructions from a new NHS manager.

 

[redhead]

Heard a great one last night: "Presactly what I was thinking".

I get the meaning, but if it is a composite of "precisely" and "exactly" and comes into such common use that the OED takes it up, how the hell would you spell it? As it sounds (above) or "precactly" or "prexactly"?