[Ads-l] to interface

[Nancy Friedman]

I've been hearing and reading this usage in corporate contexts for at least
25 years.


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On Thu, Aug 28, 2025 at 8:50 AM Jonathan Lighter <
00001aad181a2549-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:

> 'To interact (with someone) in one or more ways.'
>
> A surgeon in Minneapolis on CNN speaks of how he "interfaces with the
> patient."
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> JL
>
> --
> "If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."
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> The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org
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