[Ads-l] to Venmo

Mark Mandel thnidu at GMAIL.COM
Mon Jul 12 05:01:36 UTC 2021


* as standard *or* everyday....

On Mon, Jul 12, 2021, 12:59 AM Mark Mandel <thnidu at gmail.com> wrote:

> The use of scare quotes strongly implies that the writer did not regard
> the usage as standard of everyday in the community.
>
> MAM
>
> On Sat, Feb 6, 2021, 9:57 PM ADSGarson O'Toole <adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Here is an instance of the verb form of venmo in November 2009:
>>
>> Tweet from: Andrew Sternthal @agsternthal
>> Tweet timestamp: 5:24 PM · Nov 23, 2009
>> https://twitter.com/agsternthal/status/5989598978
>>
>> [Begin tweet]
>> @venmo market suggestion: fundraisers-at a one this weekend & would've
>> been sweet if I could've "venmoed" my ticket/auction purchases
>> [End tweet]
>>
>> Garson  O'Toole
>>
>> ...
>
>

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