# What decisions do English speakers make subconsciously?

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**Created:** [October 23, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-decisions-do-english-speakers-make-subconsciously/973655 "2022-10-23T02:49:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-decisions-do-english-speakers-make-subconsciously/973655/6 "2022-10-23T07:56:12Z")

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As seen in (on?) the title of [this thread,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jail-time-for-failure-to-card-for-cigarettes/973649) English speakers have long ago decided that if it is a noun, they can put it to work by using it as a verb.  
Of course, the first and most important decision the speaker of any language makes is that they do it right and the others do it wrong. But that is not unique to English, only more prevalent.

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