Off TopicAre you a QOTWer? Do you want to start a thread that isn't a direct answer to the current QOTW? Then this place, gentle poster, is your friend.
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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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No it isn't.That means something different.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 10:56,
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It does in a world where you simply place "ise" on the end of a nounto make a verb because you can't be arsed to learn the verb that is the original root of the noun.
Or if you want to sound grand in a presentation.
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edjogs Collared doves are shit., Mon 29 Jul 2013, 11:02,
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English is a living, evolving language.You would sound like a prick in a presentation if you used incite in place of incentivise because it means something different.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 11:07,
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OK, an example of where it wouldn't work please?(
edjogs Collared doves are shit., Mon 29 Jul 2013, 11:14,
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"in place of incentivise"(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 11:15,
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My comment was about Swipey's use of it so I take it that IYO "can't incite me to listen" would be incorrect.
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edjogs Collared doves are shit., Mon 29 Jul 2013, 11:17,
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In that instance, 'incite' would be incorrect.(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 11:19,
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I'm afraid I must concede defeat toan obviously superior argumentiser.
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edjogs Collared doves are shit., Mon 29 Jul 2013, 11:54,
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"Motivate" would be an acceptable substitute."Incite" would not.
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Kroney, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 11:59,
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Thank you KroneyI assume he'd looked up the word 'incite' and tried to cover his error.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 12:06,
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Also, adding the suffix -ise to form a verb is hardly a new concept.(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 11:28,
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