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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 30/07/14 20:23, Bruno Girin wrote:<br>
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<div class="">On 30 July 2014 18:11, Alan Lord
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"Alphabetise Desktop Icons"...<br>
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OED says yes :)<br>
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Cheers,<br>
Al.<br>
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Oh god. I give up.<br>
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Why don't we just 'ise every noun and turn it
into a verb then?<br>
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The yanks have a lot to answer for.<br>
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Bah humbug.<br>
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<div>I think the term is now "verbise". <br>
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<div>I agree. I immediately understand "Sort desktop icons
by name" while I have to think twice to understand
"Alphabetise Desktop Icons" so I'd prefer the former as
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<div>Bruno<br>
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<font face="Ubuntu">Isn't 'sort desktop icons by name' a bit wordy/long
though? You are essentially 'alphabetising' them?</font><br>
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