creative as noun

[Victor Steinbok]

Thanks.

     VS-)

PS: Neither of my messages from last night landed in my mailbox. But I'm
gratified to see that they did come through. Still, odd behavior. Not in
junk folder either.

On 5/3/2013 4:26 AM, Arnold Zwicky wrote:
> On May 2, 2013, at 11:34 PM, Ben Zimmer <bgzimmer at BABEL.LING.UPENN.EDU> wrote:
>
>> OED3's got the relevant sense as "creative material produced for an
>> advertising campaign, such as the copy, design, or artwork," with
>> cites from the '80s. (The other advertising sense is "a person who
>> carries out creative work on an advertising campaign, esp. a
>> copywriter, art director, or designer.").
> some discussion (including the OED3 material) here:
>    http://arnoldzwicky.wordpress.com/2012/03/12/annals-of-nouning-creative/

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