weedeat

[Bradley A. Esparza]

My mother, who was born in King County, Washington State in 1941 and where
she resides, "weedeats" and earlier today she "weedeated". She agrees that
she would not use "weedate"

On 7/3/07, Charles Doyle <cdoyle at uga.edu> wrote:
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> A teenager told me that she and a friend had been doing yard work: "She
> mowed, and I weedeated." Yes, "weedeated" does seem like a better preterit
> than "weedate" (1880 Google hits vs. 105). The OED appears not to have
> "weedeater" or any backformed form (?!).
>
> --Charlie
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Bradley A. Esparza

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Parker, when asked to use the word 'horticulture' in a sentence.

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