[Ads-l] to interface

[Jonathan Lighter]

Not in MW, though.

JL

On Thu, Aug 28, 2025 at 11:55 AM Nancy Friedman <
00001b7f50001087-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:

> 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:
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> > 'To interact (with someone) in one or more ways.'
> >
> > A surgeon in Minneapolis on CNN speaks of how he "interfaces with the
> > patient."
> >
> > JL
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