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Post by Shuggie on Jun 10, 2007 19:39:41 GMT
Does anyone else find advertisements annoying when the word "fragrance" is used as a verb? Fragrance definition noun
1. The state or quality of having a pleasant odor. 2. A sweet or pleasant odor; a scent. 3. A substance, such as a perfume or cologne, designed to emit a pleasant odor. fragrance synonyms A sweet or pleasant odor: aroma, bouquet, perfume, redolence, scent. See smells Synonyms: fragrance, aroma, bouquet, perfume, redolence, scent These nouns denote a pleasant or sweet odor: the fragrance of lilacs; the aroma of sizzling bacon; the bouquet of a fine wine; the perfume of roses; the redolence of fresh coffee; the scent of newly mown hay.For example?
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Post by Conrad Grills on Jun 10, 2007 19:42:17 GMT
I have seen fragrance used as a footstool.
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Post by Mike L.Iff on Jun 10, 2007 19:47:37 GMT
I have seen fragrance used as a footstool. That must've been a lumpy trump
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Post by mrsoderous on Jun 10, 2007 20:02:21 GMT
I have seen fragrance used as a footstool. Grilse As you appear to be the only one who can make snse of this thread when is fragrance usd as a verb?
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Post by wbow on Jun 10, 2007 20:14:42 GMT
I have seen fragrance used as a footstool. That must've been a lumpy trumpChuckles
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Post by Hugh L B Fayed on Jun 10, 2007 20:16:25 GMT
Does anyone else find advertisements annoying when the word "fragrance" is used as a verb? Fragrance definition noun
1. The state or quality of having a pleasant odor. 2. A sweet or pleasant odor; a scent. 3. A substance, such as a perfume or cologne, designed to emit a pleasant odor. fragrance synonyms A sweet or pleasant odor: aroma, bouquet, perfume, redolence, scent. See smells Synonyms: fragrance, aroma, bouquet, perfume, redolence, scent These nouns denote a pleasant or sweet odor: the fragrance of lilacs; the aroma of sizzling bacon; the bouquet of a fine wine; the perfume of roses; the redolence of fresh coffee; the scent of newly mown hay.Is odor a place that you fragrance to?
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Post by wbow on Jun 10, 2007 20:18:31 GMT
*sniffs armpits* I could do with fragrancing
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Post by Andy Gravity on Jun 10, 2007 20:36:01 GMT
*sniffs armpits* I could do with fragrancing I agree... but so could I
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Post by tigerlily on Jun 10, 2007 20:45:03 GMT
Well, if you can talk of a scent perfuming the air, such as the scent of roses, why not fragrancing the air?
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Post by sirnialdementia on Jun 10, 2007 21:30:17 GMT
I have seen fragrance used as a footstool. Grilse As you appear to be the only one who can make snse of this thread when is fragrance usd as a verb? Was Constable Napweed not a verb?
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Post by scoo on Jun 10, 2007 21:32:41 GMT
No way is fragrance a verb. A verb is a doing word.
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Post by Janglers on Jun 10, 2007 22:18:01 GMT
*sniffs armpits* I could do with fragrancing *Sprays Windy with bog spray, fragrancing her odor* *hates odour spelled odor*
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Post by Shuggie on Jun 11, 2007 6:12:30 GMT
Grilse As you appear to be the only one who can make snse of this thread when is fragrance usd as a verb? When it is used incorrectly. . . . as in a popular room freshener TV advert. 'fraid you've got me there ..
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Post by mrsoderous on Jun 11, 2007 8:19:34 GMT
Grilse As you appear to be the only one who can make snse of this thread when is fragrance usd as a verb? When it is used incorrectly. . . . as in a popular room freshener TV advert. Well I'm no further forward but you seem like a nice chap so I'll take your word for it!!
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Post by singingyorkie on Jun 11, 2007 8:25:54 GMT
When it is used incorrectly. . . . as in a popular room freshener TV advert. 'fraid you've got me there .. where exactly is there, did it hurt?
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Post by on Jun 11, 2007 14:18:23 GMT
How about 'to exit'. That's a similar question. More interestingly, 'to stuff'.
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Post by on Jun 11, 2007 14:57:29 GMT
No. Not at all. But if you think you merit such an instruction, who am I to argue? More to the point, who am I?
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Post by Betty Dropsit on Jun 11, 2007 15:13:29 GMT
It's all down to yer Americans. They're always turning nouns into verbs. "Verbalizing" is one I've heard to start with.
What with bluddy McDonalds <spits> the bu99ers are getting into everything!
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Post by Conrad Grills on Jun 11, 2007 17:37:51 GMT
It's all down to yer Americans. They're always turning nouns into verbs. "Verbalizing" is one I've heard to start with. What with bluddy McDonalds <spits> the bu99ers are getting into everything! That must create a disturbing vision for anyone of a sensitive disposition. I am a sensitive chap!
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Post by dawndonna on Jun 11, 2007 17:43:10 GMT
That must create a disturbing vision for anyone of a sensitive disposition. I am a sensitive chap! Yes
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