[OpenIndiana-discuss] Native speakers' help with translation wanted

[Volker A. Brandt]

Aurélien Larcher writes:
> On Tue, Dec 4, 2018 at 6:04 PM James <list at xdrv.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > On 04/12/2018 15:10, Aurélien Larcher wrote:
> > >> "Developers can instantly leverage", leverage is a noun.
> > >>
> > > It is also a verb.
> >
> > Lots of people verb nouns, it depends if you want to appear ignorant to
> > those that do not.  My advice*, your choice.
> >
> > * which was solicited.
> >
> 
> I do not mind recognizing my ignorance.
> Does it boil down to a difference between American English and British
> English?

No, it boils down to who is the bigger snob. ;-)

The Cambridge Dictionary

  https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/leverage

correctly says that it is used today both as a noun and a verb.
Other, more backwards-oriented sources might disagree...


Have fun -- Volker
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