How To Turn A Noun Into A Verb

by Steve The Copywriter

Posted: 11 years ago 10 replies

COPY WRITING

Yes I know, what an enticingly boring headline (suitable only for copywriters, writers and english academics).

Anyway...

All you do is -

add "ize"

Go on you'll have fun doing it and feel free to post your favourites.

Steve

P.S. Not that we should overuse adjectives.

But to turn a noun into one just add a "y"

And again please post your favourites.

#noun #turn #verb

BudaBrit 11 years ago

NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

Steve, you need to irresistibleize the offer. It's not pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosisy enough.
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BrianMcLeod 11 years ago

"I need to freedomize this Ford Explorer..."

Cuban Gynecologist: Local Car Commercial - YouTube
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deezn 11 years ago

My pet peeve.

"This is very garlicky."
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mortsleam 11 years ago

grammarly.com needs this.
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verial 11 years ago

Most nouns have verbs associated with them.

Nobody will take a word like "Productize" seriously when there is "Produce," for example.

I imagine you are trying to make a point, but it's lost on me.
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Steve The Copywriter 11 years ago

My point is it can be good to produce an intriguing word that grabs attention.

Usually helps if it's an action word.

Or if you like noun that you can actionize.

Steve
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Pusateri 11 years ago

hippopotamus

hippopotamize

hippopotamization

hippopotamizationing

hippopotamizationingly

hippopotamine

hippopotaminer

hippopotamost

This is fun!

I vow to use one or more of these in a commercial message in the next two weeks.
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- Gail_Curran 11 years ago
  
  And this is why I love the English language.
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  22122gospel 11 years ago
  
  I always thought that incentivize was an odd word.
  
  definition:
  to provide with an incentive <would incentivize employees with stock options
  
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kelvintoro 11 years ago

Yeah, if you use an intriguing word in your title, there's a higher chance that people would read the content. They'll be curious about what you're talking about.

I like "computerize". Let's computerize everything.
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