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The use of 'cloud' as a verb - DaviDC. - 03-18-2011 The other night I heard a commercial about how easy their product was 'to cloud.' I wasn't watching so I don't know what was being advertised but using cloud as a verb made the grammer nazi in me take notice. Re: The use of 'cloud' as a verb - vision63 - 03-18-2011 Chick threatened to cloud our pix if I didn't leave my wife. Re: The use of 'cloud' as a verb - M A V I C - 03-18-2011 I can't stand most of the cloud marketing because it is often 1) doesn't actually make use of cloud computing or 2) doesn't actually make a difference if it was on the cloud or not. Re: The use of 'cloud' as a verb - Uncle Wig - 03-18-2011 "Hookers and booze will cloud your judgement." Isn't that correct usage? But yeah - my grammar nazi is on the march too. I understand that languages are not static, but ours is being tortured to death. There's a special place in hell for the marketing "creatives" who come up with this shit. Re: The use of 'cloud' as a verb - Grace62 - 03-18-2011 Cloud is a perfectly respectable verb. Once you start making up tech words though, all bets are off. cloud verb Definition of CLOUD intransitive verb 1 : to grow cloudy —usually used with over or up 2 a of facial features : to become troubled, apprehensive, or distressed in appearance Re: The use of 'cloud' as a verb - Seacrest - 03-18-2011 Uncle Wig wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDW_Hj2K0wo Uh, NSFW language, BTW. Re: The use of 'cloud' as a verb - hal - 03-18-2011 DaviDC. wrote: don't let it cloud your perception... ummm... did you say grammer Re: The use of 'cloud' as a verb - kap - 03-18-2011 To cloud one's mind? What's ya smokin'? Re: The use of 'cloud' as a verb - $tevie - 03-18-2011 M A V I C wrote: The one where the woman clones her kids' heads into one picture to make a nice family photo drives me nuts. What does that have to do with "the cloud"? Re: The use of 'cloud' as a verb - NewtonMP2100 - 03-18-2011 ....the Shadow....CLOUDED......my judgement..... |