RE: FTP as a verb?

Subject: RE: FTP as a verb?
From: "Jane Carnall" <jane -dot- carnall -at- digitalbridges -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2002 14:24:21 +0100


>How does everyone feel about using "FTP" as a verb -- as in "You can now
>FTP the file."?

I'm fine with it, in the right context. (I use unJAR as a verb, too.) Where
the audience is already very familiar with the noun, I think it only
sensible to take advantage of the English custom that any noun may be
verbed. I don't think it would necessarily work when the audience ISN'T
familiar with the noun.

Jane Carnall
"They are prisoners of their own dreams and illusions, as we were 30 years
ago. If the issue is between our and their illusions, we will never resolve
the conflict."
Unless stated otherwise, these opinions are mine, and mine alone. Apologies
for the long additional sig: it is added automatically and outwith my
control.




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FTP as a verb?: From: David Downing

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