http://www.thenameinspector.com/verb-for-shoe/ Tells you what makes names tick. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:46:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.thenameinspector.com/verb-for-shoe/#comment-42306 Cranky Kate Sat, 10 May 2008 05:09:24 +0000 http://www.thenameinspector.com/verb-for-shoe/#comment-42306 Glad to see you back! A post like this makes it worth the wait. Glad to see you back! A post like this makes it worth the wait.

]]> http://www.thenameinspector.com/verb-for-shoe/#comment-42283 Phil Fri, 09 May 2008 22:16:13 +0000 http://www.thenameinspector.com/verb-for-shoe/#comment-42283 I think you are right. This is what happens when the technonogy moves beyond the language and one wants us to rethink old objects in a new way. There is no verb for shoe in the language, shoes are nouns, static objects which do nothing. These shoes are active, they know who your are before you get them, they watch how you are moving then adjust the cushioning based on your activity, they can communicate with other shoes like them, and they can interface with your pc. So since there is no word to capture the difference between the old static shoes and these new active ones, the new shoes become the noun "Verb For Shoe" to describe the missing verb which is generated by the new technology. I think you are right. This is what happens when the technonogy moves beyond the language and one wants us to rethink old objects in a new way. There is no verb for shoe in the language, shoes are nouns, static objects which do nothing. These shoes are active, they know who your are before you get them, they watch how you are moving then adjust the cushioning based on your activity, they can communicate with other shoes like them, and they can interface with your pc. So since there is no word to capture the difference between the old static shoes and these new active ones, the new shoes become the noun “Verb For Shoe” to describe the missing verb which is generated by the new technology.

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