Trial as a verb?

Torsten · Wed Oct 11, 2006 15:27 pm *Trial as a verb?*

Hi, it appears that in the sentence below trial is used a verb. Isn't trail a noun?

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WorldPay trials first Electronic Cash Purse in Europe.
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Yankee · Wed Oct 11, 2006 16:39 pm *Trial as a verb?*

Hi Torsten

Many companies are very fond of turning verbs into nouns, nouns into verbs, etc.

I have heard trial used as a verb mainly in companies, but I haven't yet seen it listed "officially" in any dictionary as a verb.

Do you know the verb componentize? (I can hardly pronounce that one. Laughing

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And did you know the word dialogue is listed in Webster's Dictionary as a verb?

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Tom · Wed Oct 11, 2006 20:02 pm *Trial as a verb?*

One of my dictionaries shows something as a verb, Amy. Consider someone little. Shocked

1- Don't you dare try to something me!

Well, whatever you might say, I liked the sentence! Very Happy

Tom

Yankee · Wed Oct 11, 2006 20:29 pm *Trial as a verb?*

Alan · Wed Oct 11, 2006 21:36 pm *Expression: expletive deleted*

Hi Tom,

This isn't really a verb but a substitute word. It's often used to stand in for a swear word as in: He told me to something off. It is reminiscent to me of President Nixon's famous expression - 'expletive deleted'.

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Yankee · Wed Oct 11, 2006 21:54 pm *Expression: expletive deleted*

Conchita · Thu Oct 12, 2006 0:23 am *Trial as a verb?*

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