Abstract
Standard advice to writers prohibits the use of nouns as verbs. Although Shakespeare converted many nouns to verbs with great effect, times have changed and newly coined verbs are overused by headline writers and often have a brusque or coarse undertone. Five ground rules are given for using nouns as verbs with discretion.
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