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Desmond Connor (43)
Joker said:
"versing" is not a verb.

Well what you’re using is slang and very common with kids these days. It is thought to have been picked up through video game terminology, but also through the ambiguous sound of the word “versus”.

What you are doing with this and “versing” is thinking that the original “versus” is a verb, when it’s in fact a preposition.

A preposition is a word that shows a noun or pronoun’s relationship with another word in a sentence. The common ones are things like: on, in, above, through, below and before.

In future use "play" or "playing" both are verbs. Eg. Cranbrook are playing Trinity this weekend.

Nice to put my teachers hat back on.
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Well said Joker
 
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Frank Nicholson (4)
Well, it could be a verb. Meaning “
Joker said:
"versing" is not a verb.

Well what you’re using is slang and very common with kids these days. It is thought to have been picked up through video game terminology, but also through the ambiguous sound of the word “versus”.

What you are doing with this and “versing” is thinking that the original “versus” is a verb, when it’s in fact a preposition.

A preposition is a word that shows a noun or pronoun’s relationship with another word in a sentence. The common ones are things like: on, in, above, through, below and before.

In future use "play" or "playing" both are verbs. Eg. Cranbrook are playing Trinity this weekend.

Nice to put my teachers hat back on.
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the act of composing poetry”. For example: “What art thou up to, Shakespeare?” “Oh, not much, just a little versing.”

In any other context it’s an abomination.
 
CAS_Rugby

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Allen Oxlade (6)
Joker said:
"versing" is not a verb.

Well what you’re using is slang and very common with kids these days. It is thought to have been picked up through video game terminology, but also through the ambiguous sound of the word “versus”.

What you are doing with this and “versing” is thinking that the original “versus” is a verb, when it’s in fact a preposition.

A preposition is a word that shows a noun or pronoun’s relationship with another word in a sentence. The common ones are things like: on, in, above, through, below and before.

In future use "play" or "playing" both are verbs. Eg. Cranbrook are playing Trinity this weekend.

Nice to put my teachers hat back on.
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Ah yes, nothing screams Saturday arvo footy banter like a surprise grammar lecture. Next you'll be diagramming sentence structures at half-time and correcting the ref's syntax. While you're busy dusting off the ol' Oxford dictionary, the rest of us will be busy versing our rivals and enjoying the game unironically.

But cheers for the reminder Joker - I'll be sure to conjugate my tackles properly this weekend.
 
Crashy

Crashy

Dick Tooth (41)
Joker said:
"versing" is not a verb.

Well what you’re using is slang and very common with kids these days. It is thought to have been picked up through video game terminology, but also through the ambiguous sound of the word “versus”.

What you are doing with this and “versing” is thinking that the original “versus” is a verb, when it’s in fact a preposition.

A preposition is a word that shows a noun or pronoun’s relationship with another word in a sentence. The common ones are things like: on, in, above, through, below and before.

In future use "play" or "playing" both are verbs. Eg. Cranbrook are playing Trinity this weekend.

Nice to put my teachers hat back on.
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Ha - it bugs me as well. Nicely put!
 
rod skellet

rod skellet

Desmond Connor (43)
Barkers 1st XV for Oakhill today at Oakhill.

1. Keegan Daly. Year 12
2. Mathew Harrison Year 12
3. Mark Falaniko Year 11
4.Tahj Smith Year 11
5. Joel Stovold Year 11
6 Quon Gibb Year 12
7. Hugo Wilson Year 11
8. TJ Talaileva Year 12
9. Jeremy Rath Year 11
10. Harrison Dene Year 12
11. Will Hargreaves Year 12
12. James Archer Year 12
13 Ashley Dene Year 10
14. Jacob McKinnon Year 12
15 Boston Byrne Year 11
 
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rod skellet

Desmond Connor (43)
Waverley demolishing Shore. 33 nil so far. And Knox are always tough. I reckon it will be between those 3 for this years Plume Shield champs.
 
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