The Boston Globe‘s Erin McKean seems to think that the practice of “verbing”—perhaps the worst thing to happen to the English language since Allen Ginsberg—is a conscientious effort to streamline communication. And a good thing, at that.
Regular readers of the last word won’t be surprised to learn that, when it comes to the use of “status,” “reference,” “transition,” et al. as verbs, I’m firmly in this camp. As should be all those who care about good writing.
