I’m now hearing lots of people use the word “friend” as a verb. Here’s an example: “Friending is the new ad.”
Let’s stop this trend before it really establishes itself. 
Alternatives include “associate,” “link,” even the more pedestrian “befriend.”
The post above, BTW, is interesting in reflecting marketing trends on social media sites.
April 26, 2007 at 8:30 pm |
In a world where “irregardless” has become commonly used and engineers use the term “tooling” professionally (and not to describe wasting time, as it was earlier), I’m afraid language has a life of its own. I attempted to quash “irregardless” early on but it was futile. Good luck with the campaign!
March 21, 2008 at 1:58 am |
[...] everyday life (yes, outside of social networks). Variations like “de-friend” “friend me!” and “friend request” aren’t just buzzwords on social sites–I hear [...]