Infinitive form?

[Jeffrey William McKeough]

Beverly Flanigan wrote:
>At 12:23 PM 10/29/00 +0800, you wrote:
>>Well, I have heard, and on occasion perhaps even used, "to transish"
>>[traen'zIsh].
>>It's pretty informal, though.  :)
>>
>>L
>I love "transish" and use it informally all the time (sometimes with a
>smile and a wink to ward off students' horror at my "sloppy" usage).  And
>why not?  It's a perfectly reasonable backformation.

The third person singular is a bit of a tongue twister for me.

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