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 Message 4090 
 Mike Powell to ALEXANDER KORYAGIN 
 Funny story about Russian 
 21 Feb 24 09:28:00 
 
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>  MP> It can also mean to attach a message to a physical cork bulletin
>  MP> board, wall, fencepost, telephone pole, etc., such as "I posted a
>  MP> for sale flyer on the break room bulletin board" or "I posted the
>  MP> lost pet flyers to several phone poles in the neighborhood."

> I see. And indeed any noun in English can be converted into a verb. So, if we
> ve a lamp post we can post a message. ;-)

This is correct.  ;)  There are some nouns that convert to verbs better
than others, but that has never stopped (American) English speakers from
trying to convert them all.

Mike


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