Genesis of a Verb
How “to podium” entered our Olympic lexicon.
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on Huffpo reports that Harris internals *NEVER* had her ahead.
on Huffpo reports that Harris internals *NEVER* had her ahead.on Huffpo reports that Harris internals *NEVER* had her ahead.
on Huffpo reports that Harris internals *NEVER* had her ahead.
on Huffpo reports that Harris internals *NEVER* had her ahead.
on Huffpo reports that Harris internals *NEVER* had her ahead.
- on Huffpo reports that Harris internals *NEVER* had her ahead.
- on Huffpo reports that Harris internals *NEVER* had her ahead.
That’s a somewhat uncomfortable neologism, but surely no worse than using “podium” to mean “lectern”.Report