Verbs and Nouns

[deborahlane]

How many other words can you think of that are compound words when they are nouns: feedback, but two words when they are verbs: to feed back?

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Comments

[gundwana]

LOL
That's interesting >O
Lemme think...

- pinpoint = pin / point
- spotlight = spot / light
- typeface = type /face

Nuff said ;)

[lazy mode on]

[deborahlane]

Lol! What's "type face"?! I know what it is as a noun, but I am guessing that while you can...erm...oh...actually, I think pinpoint and spotlight as verbs are still one word. "We're going to spotlight her so she can be seen," not "We're going to spot light her so she can be seen."

Lol! My comment hardly makes sense. Good luck deciphering it! :)

[gundwana]

A typeface or simply "face" is a set of types in a particular disegn. LOL Does it makes sense? :)

And yup, I'm still deciphering your comment ;)

XD

[deborahlane]

Yeah, no, I know what typeface is, but I don't know what it means as a verb, like to "type face" something...oh, wait! Is it to set letters/words, etc. in a particular style...?

[gundwana]

Well possibly, LOL ;)
I'm not a native English speaker, so it's kind of hard finding these peculiar compound words /verbs :)

And I meant, does it make** sense above, of course.
Meh.
*slaps self*