tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861433585837925912.post1522315797654811936..comments2019-01-28T09:39:32.327-05:00Comments on Ken Feinstein's Neville Research Blog: How to Bing YourselfKen Feinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03801037702666927575noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861433585837925912.post-7657622848139097762009-07-09T16:42:03.868-04:002009-07-09T16:42:03.868-04:00Maybe "bough" (without ending "t&qu...Maybe "bough" (without ending "t"). I.e. "I bough myself." Or maybe "I beng myself."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350577682331676559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861433585837925912.post-6858928437567266852009-06-07T04:46:10.489-04:002009-06-07T04:46:10.489-04:00bung is english slang for a bribe ... is this rele...bung is english slang for a bribe ... is this relevant?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861433585837925912.post-80482358842243523742009-05-30T07:11:38.061-04:002009-05-30T07:11:38.061-04:00"I bung myself" means I bribe myself. If I get the..."I bung myself" means I bribe myself. If I get the cash, not so bad. If I pay, downright immoral. Might appeal to the bipolar in the upswing phase.dheighamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13486028881822884205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861433585837925912.post-8545085462293626122009-05-29T20:54:38.168-04:002009-05-29T20:54:38.168-04:00bing is a gerund, not a verb.
the verb is "b"
so "...bing is a gerund, not a verb.<br />the verb is "b"<br />so "i bed myself" is the proper conjugationqnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861433585837925912.post-5445977446437266012009-05-29T14:13:23.204-04:002009-05-29T14:13:23.204-04:00steal > stole
bing > bong
drink > drunk
...steal > stole<br />bing > bong<br /><br />drink > drunk<br />bing > bung<br /><br />But sadly, ablaut is not terribly productive for the English verbs. <br /><br />All we have are weak verbs, now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861433585837925912.post-84458545500001015402009-05-29T12:32:05.321-04:002009-05-29T12:32:05.321-04:00"Binged" it will be. It could be pronounced with t..."Binged" it will be. It could be pronounced with two syllables like "bing-ed". I doubt that will happen, though.Highgammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938202656495837461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861433585837925912.post-64303460580319689082009-05-29T12:29:12.558-04:002009-05-29T12:29:12.558-04:00Yes yes I argee that neologisms are never irregula...Yes yes I argee that neologisms are never irregular hm hmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861433585837925912.post-14704076473575168452009-05-29T12:17:31.001-04:002009-05-29T12:17:31.001-04:00I don't see why the existence of similar irregular...I don't see why the existence of similar irregulars implies that a neologism should also be irregular.<br /><br />In linguistics in college, they told me that by convention, neologisms are never irregular.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861433585837925912.post-62063236851314244582009-05-29T11:59:54.395-04:002009-05-29T11:59:54.395-04:00Ah, in my family, we use "bing" as a synonym for p...Ah, in my family, we use "bing" as a synonym for passing gas.<br /><br />Apparently no one up in Redmond uses it in the same way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861433585837925912.post-68447561322624572542009-05-29T11:44:08.095-04:002009-05-29T11:44:08.095-04:00All the more reason to hope it fails, eh! The worl...All the more reason to hope it fails, eh! The world is confusing enough without it!FifthBeatlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10401668749535983431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861433585837925912.post-67150401427719197152009-05-29T11:26:52.833-04:002009-05-29T11:26:52.833-04:00Any precedent from Friends with Chandler Bing havi...Any precedent from Friends with Chandler Bing having done something with his last name used as a verb?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861433585837925912.post-45221445368621128642009-05-29T11:10:53.539-04:002009-05-29T11:10:53.539-04:00nah. "I pinged him yesterday" is perfectly meaning...nah. "I pinged him yesterday" is perfectly meaningful. I think it will be binged. Assuming this actually takes off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com