When did “cache” become a verb?

[Green Bay Paddlers]

Ken – I’ll bet you get very concerned about whether or not the toilet paper comes from over the roll or under the roll when on the dispenser.

[Ootek]

Now there’s a controversial issue – TP from over the top or under the bottom. I read of a study that was done a number of years ago that indicated the more intelligent an individual, the more likely he/she would prefer it coming over the top. As for me, I don’t care so long as there is enough of it and it’s folded into a little point on the end…

[Cheesehead Dave]

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Originally posted by Green Bay Paddlers:
As a teacher, I agree with being a stickler. However…

One goes for a drive… but can go driving.
One goes for a run… but goes running.
One goes for a walk… but goes walking.

It’s only a matter of time before “caching” enters the mainstream vocabulary. I remember when “surfing” was riding a funny board on top of a wave.

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Sure… bring back those painful English memories…
-ing words are not actually verbs, but are called gerunds. They are more or less still nouns. Saying “I’m going caching on Saturday” is perfectly fine. “I’m going to cache on Saturday” sounds strange, although we’ve been “verbing” nouns a lot recently, especially in the business world (“Fax that to me” instead of “Send me a fax”) so I’m sure that it will eventually become second nature.

[kbraband]

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