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Subject:RE: I just heard another one From:"Ron Hearn" <rhearn -at- central1 -dot- com> To:"Keith Hansen" <KRH -at- weiland-wfg -dot- com>, "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:50:13 -0800
Not only is there impacting, but also impactful as well.
Ron Hearn
Documentation Specialist
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Of Keith Hansen
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 12:46 PM
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Subject: RE: I just heard another one
So "transaction" has become "transactioning"?!
Similarly, "impact" has become "impacting." (Example: "The new IRS
rules are impacting our business greatly.") What is consensus on that?
It's so commonly done, I expect it will become an accepted part of the
language. (Perhaps it already is?!)
Keith
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Subject: RE: I just heard another one
I'm thinking that your thinking might have been momentarily fogged by a
stultifying encounter with "transactioning".
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