Grammar

Surely there are nouns that are unarguably verbs too? I'm sure I remember being taught this at school over 60 ( gulp) years ago? What about walk, talk etc. we wouldn't say "I took a walk to school". And the Google verb is an example of where it would be clumsy to avoid "verbing" it ?

NotTooOld since the verb part of the compound word breakfast is 'break', we should be saying 'brokefast', but it does sound so terribly quaint to our modern ears, as to be almost laughable

And we probably all say googled...?

Not the best ''texter'' in the world, am inclined to put wrong letters in and take too long, and as for predictive spelling, it drives me mad!

It's texted. Must be.

On the subject of using nouns as verbs, what about 'breakfasted'? Perhaps we should not be too pedantic about the habit as it has been around for a while - using nouns as verbs, that is, not eating breakfast.

Another vote for "texted" here. DDIL uses "text" as the past tense and it always grates on me.

I also cringe at 'He text me'.

Several years ago, there was a discussion about this on the WordReference forum, and opinion was divided. I do remember reading one so-called academic link that promoted the use of 'text', but justifying it in a way that I didn't agree with - something about verbs that end in 't' forming their past tense with a 'd', (things like bend, lend, sent) if I remember rightly. I remember shouting at the screen, something along the lines of 'but text doesn't end in 'd'!

At the very least, I would have to insist on spelling it 'texed' (or something like that) in an attempt to make my brain accept it as a (remote) possibility!

I'm too old to change now anyway, so no matter what others say, I will continue to use 'texted'

Another pet hate of mine is using 'action' as a verb. It's very common in the business world, but it really grates with me. Why not use 'deal with', 'carry out', 'act on/upon' etc.

Also people who can't spell very well.

'Authoured' is another one that drives me mad.
When did people stop writing!

The other example of 'verbing' that I dislike but which seems to have become acceptable since 2012 is 'medal' used as a verb - 'x medalled twice at the Olymics'. It's just a lazy way of saying 'won a medal'.

Yes - I don't like ' he gifted me' either - 'a gift' is a noun. This 'verbing' sounds so clunky on the ear- yes I know clunky is probably not a word but it describes what I mean- awkward and just wrong.

When we use 'text' as a verb we are, according to this grammarian, 'verbing'.

I say 'I sent a text' or 'he sent me a text' never texted its sounds all wrong- is there a verb to text? or is a text a noun?

I don't know how to text [have never sent one]...

Well I must be in a minority on here because I never text. We haven't got a gadget like that.

I do that too, Ash Tree - I wish I didn't have such a compulsion to do so as it's so time-consuming!

He sent me a text, surely?

Oh that's all very reassuring.
Tricia F we do make verbs from nouns, as in comb, brush etc, so there needs to be a word for texting methinks
And Ash Tree - yes, I tend to punctuate in texts too. If that makes us pedants, then so be it!
Thanks for all the comments

DD says 'he text me', but always agrees with me that it's grammatically incorrect. Difficult habit to break, I imagine, especially when you hear everyone else using that form. But I'm a pedant, so I always say 'he texted me'. For that matter, when I'm texting someone, I always use proper grammar and punctuation, including capital letters where needed. Plenty of people don't

To be really pedantic, text is a noun not a verb. That's why it's so difficult to conjugate.
Having said that it will probably get into the Oxford dictionary as a verb soon - just googled and it's already there!

I get round it by saying 'I sent a text' as both text and texted sound wrong to me!

'Texted' here too!

Guilty of using text rather than texted even though I accept that texted is grammatically correct.
As it's not a word I would use in an important letter I don't care !

'I say 'texted' DD Insists it's 'text'. A minor disagreement often ensues.

I carry on in my own sweet way, just to annoy her really.