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Fri 29 Jun, 2012 07:14 am
For example:
In chemistry, there is a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid, a phenomenon dubbed sublimation.
Is "dubbed" used properly here? Should we change it into "called" or "named" or "termed?
The word does have a colloquial quality to it.
It's used, or was used very formally to confir title to someone, "I dub thee knight. . ."
I'm not sure if the Queen of England actually said that to Elton John when she knighted him.
@oristarA,
I'd say "called" or "known as" would be best.
"Dubbed" is used more when a name-change or a nickname, or something like that, is being introduced. That is not the case here, it's just a straightforward name of the process.
@oristarA,
Google Scholar "dubbed"
About 162,000 results
This fairly substantial presence found by Google Scholar shows that 'dubbed' can and is used in academic situations, Ori, though I agree with what the others in this thread have stated.
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