Re: I just heard another one

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

This term has been used as a verb by astronmers for a 
very long time (meteors "impact" on the surface of planets).
I can recall hearing it as far back as the 1950's.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
> 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?!)

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