On 30 July 2014 18:51, J Fernyhough <j.fernyho...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 30 July 2014 18:11, Alan Lord (News) <alansli...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 30/07/14 17:49, Dave Morley wrote: >> >>> On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 17:41:21 +0100 >>> Alan Pope <a...@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 >> > > > I think the term is now "verbise". > > (I agree it's not stylistically en_GB. I don't see what's wrong with the > established "Sort desktop icons by name") >
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 it's more explicit. Bruno
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