Talk:detergent

Imagine 2 monks in the 12th century reviewing ancient text. Text was exclusively a noun then. Now fast forward to present day. An average guy pulls out his cell-phone and begins texting. A teenaged girl applying make up powders herself. Powder has evolved as well ito a verb.

Washing machines and dishwashers are becoming ever more energy efficient. They require less detergent to perform. They can even malfunction, and need maintenance when too much detergent is used. It is not a grammatical stretch to say that the teenaged girl has overpowdered herself while applying that makeup. Why then should we not recognize the act of adding detergent to a washing machine or dishwasher as "detergenting"? When someone adds detergent to a cleaning appliance they detergent it. When they add too much, and cause excessive sudsing or leakage they are "over detergenting".

Thank you for taking the time to read this, and I am looking forward to seeing what kind of feed back gets ... fed back. Perhaps detergent can take its place along side other proud "now-verbs" like text and powder.

--ClintonStrange 20:34, 6 July 2008 (UTC)