[ubuntu-uk] "Alphabetise" != en_GB

[YaManicKill]

My father calls it "verbification". Quite an amusing and ironic explanation
really.
On 30 Jul 2014 18:11, "Alan Lord (News)" <alanslists at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 30/07/14 17:49, Dave Morley wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 17:41:21 +0100
>> Alan Pope <alan at popey.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>> "Alphabetise Desktop Icons"...
>>>>
>>>>
>>> OED says yes :)
>>>
>>> http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/
>>> alphabetize?q=alphabetise
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Al.
>>>
>>
> Oh god. I give up.
>
> Why don't we just 'ise every noun and turn it into a verb then?
>
> The yanks have a lot to answer for.
>
> Bah humbug.
>
> Al
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