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Verbing, once every four years.

 
 
JTT
 
Reply Sat 13 Feb, 2010 09:39 pm
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ON LANGUAGE
Podium

Here’s one safe prediction for the Winter Olympics: Competitors and commentators will use podium as a verb, as in, “She can definitely podium here today.” And just as predictably, some observers will shudder at the word.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/magazine/07FOB-onlanguage-t.html
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Reply Sat 13 Feb, 2010 09:53 pm
@JTT,
"She can definitely podium here today.”

commentators should use proper english and say medal instead of podium
dadpad
 
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Reply Sat 13 Feb, 2010 09:56 pm
@oolongteasup,
Shouldn't that be meddle?
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