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by Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT on July 16th, 2009
Another coined word of recent years, also shortened and slanged to "dissing" somebody. It may be given as a possible verb in some modern dictionaries, but I don't think you will find it as such in any published more than ten years ago. I 'dislike' such words (smile). Nevertheless, common usage is how words come into being.
by Jadey - Vive la difference on July 16th, 2009
Love this question! That annoys me too. It is most definitely a noun, adjective, or in the case of 'disrespectfully', an adverb.
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by Phoebe-Caulfield on August 9th, 2009
Yes, you were wrong. "Don't disrespect your father!" <---It was always a verb. To be disrespectful = adj. It is also a noun...........it's three in one.
by jade310 on August 9th, 2009
Ever since the time of Shakespeare, we have been making nouns into verbs, adjectives, and all manner of words. Is "to disrespect" really so odd when we consider the verbs "to glue" or "to mop"? It seems like using glue or using a mop is quite similar to using disrespect when talking to someone.
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by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on July 16th, 2009
Very good point!
by Jadey - Vive la difference on July 16th, 2009
If you dislike such words, then don't use "slanged." While you may find it in some of the more modern pop-culture driven dictionary sites, it is used even less than disrespecting.
There is a trend, among lazy writers, to shorten or eliminate phrases by adding "ed" to the ends of words and using them as verbs.
"We are dissing the language by using slanged words." <vbg>
by Anonymous on December 5th, 2009
Well, Anon., English is the most versatile language in the world. That is one of its strengths. Shakespeare would have probably cringed at 'dislike'. He would have said, "it likes me not" (very cumbersome). I prefer 'dislike'. It is simple and direct. So is 'slanged'. And if something can be respected, a verbalized form of a noun, then it can be disrespected. Makes sense to me. But you are allowed to say, "did not respect" as long as you wish, my friend. I believe in freedom of speach. (smile)
by Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT on December 5th, 2009