Re: a verb is born

Subject: Re: a verb is born
From: eric -dot- dunn -at- ca -dot- transport -dot- bombardier -dot- com
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 14:52:07 -0400


bounce-techwr-l-106467 -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com wrote on 10/07/2005 02:44:14 PM:
> In a discussion with some engineers/users today regarding our need to
absorb
> disparate technical reports into our main user guide, I suggested that
we
> "Borg" them. They met this terminology with delight. My meaning was
> immediately understood, despite the fact that only two people in the
room
> were native speakers of English. No explanation was required. I am
adopting
> the verb 'to Borg' into my working vocabulary, meaning 'to revise and
> assimilate disparate documents into one centrally organized structure',
as
> in "The technical writer will Borg the set-up manual, I/O port
installation
> paper, and the troubleshooting guide into the final user guide."

Cute. :)

But, seeing as the Borg assimilate others with themselves, wouldn't the
correct form of the above be:
"The final user guide will Borg the set-up manual, I/O port installation
paper, and the troubleshooting guide."

But then you have a guide performing an action. :(

I always preferred the "Resistance is Futile" association over the
assimilation concept.

Eric L. Dunn
Senior Technical Writer

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