On 30/07/14 20:23, Bruno Girin wrote: > > > > On 30 July 2014 18:51, J Fernyhough <j.fernyho...@gmail.com > <mailto:j.fernyho...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > On 30 July 2014 18:11, Alan Lord (News) <alansli...@gmail.com > <mailto:alansli...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > On 30/07/14 17:49, Dave Morley wrote: > > On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 17:41:21 +0100 > Alan Pope <a...@popey.com <mailto:a...@popey.com>> wrote: > > > "Alphabetise Desktop Icons"... > > > OED says yes :) > > > http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/alphabetize?q=alphabetise > > Cheers, > Al. > > > Oh god. I give up. > > Why don't we just 'ise every noun and turn it into a verb then? > > The yanks have a lot to answer for. > > Bah humbug. > > Al > > > > I think the term is now "verbise". > > (I agree it's not stylistically en_GB. I don't see what's wrong > with the established "Sort desktop icons by name") > > > I agree. I immediately understand "Sort desktop icons by name" while I > have to think twice to understand "Alphabetise Desktop Icons" so I'd > prefer the former as it's more explicit. > > Bruno > > Isn't 'sort desktop icons by name' a bit wordy/long though? You are essentially 'alphabetising' them?
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