We don't need no burglarize.
"Burglar" is a job description. The verb for this job is "burgle." Then why do we have the word "burglarize"? Why does the news report that somebody's house was "burglarized" when they should say that it was burgled? When a teacher teaches a class, it was taught, it wasn't "teacherized." TV shows are viewed, they aren't "viewerized."
This lazy forming of verbs I believe is somehow linked to the use of nouns as verbs such as "microwave" as a verb when you really mean "bake." Excuse me while I foot to my garage so I can driverize to work.
Oh yeah, and it's Talk Like a Pirate Day today. Arrr!
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Here's the same post in Pirate:
"Burglarr" be a job description. Avast me hearty mateys! The verb fer this here job be "burgle." Then why do we ha' the word "burglarrize"? Why does the news report that somebody's ship was "burglarrized" when they should say that it was burgled? When a teacher teaches a class, it was taught, it wasn't "teacherized." TV shows be viewed, they arren't "viewerized."
This here lazy formin' o' verbs I believe be somehow linked ta the use o' nouns as verbs such as "microwave" as a verb when ye really mean "bake." Excuse me while I foot ta me garrage so I can driverize ta work. That be handsome Pete! He dances fer nickels!
Apparently "de-plane" means disembark from or simply get off of a plane. Grrrrrrr.
I believe that they actually do say "burgled" in Britain. I'm trying to remember what British movie or television show I heard it in...
Kathy,
Didn't the use that in the Hobbit?
Oooh, maybe that was it. Coulda been The Hobbit.
Either that, or Are You Being Served. :)
From Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance, Act II:
"When the enterprising burglar's not a-burgling..."
Buggerised if I know what's going on. I think it's an American trait that they picked up from the Germans - when in doubt make the word longer and that'll do. Must dash as I want to watchize Melvyn Bragg discussing the Story of English.
I thought "de plane" is what Tatoo used to say on "Fantasy Island".
Arrr.....
Don't remember the Make A Wish stuff, no sorry. Did some kid wish to be the Hamburglar?
I very much liked "robberized." :P
Checked the "big dictionary" at home... Both terms apparently started at the same time, around 1870.
Don't know what to make of that...
HTH.
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