[cryscac]

I have heard a professional person use the word "immaculated" as an verb, but
can not find it in a paper or online dictionary listed as an verb. This
person described someone as being "immaculated to the job", meaning shown how
to do the job perfectly. Has anyone ever heard of the word "immaculated"
used this way or does anyone know if this is proper grammer?

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

1. This newsgroup doesn't deal with grammar.

2. Just because a "professional person" uses a term doesn't make it a real
word, much less proper.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"cryscac" wrote in message
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I have heard a professional person use the word "immaculated" as an verb,
but
can not find it in a paper or online dictionary listed as an verb. This
person described someone as being "immaculated to the job", meaning shown
how
to do the job perfectly. Has anyone ever heard of the word "immaculated"
used this way or does anyone know if this is proper grammer?

[Emily]

No, this is not proper grammar. There is no such word. I suspect this person
meant to say "inoculated," which is poor word choice for "imbued" or even
"trained."

"cryscac" wrote:

I have heard a professional person use the word "immaculated" as an verb, but
can not find it in a paper or online dictionary listed as an verb. This
person described someone as being "immaculated to the job", meaning shown how
to do the job perfectly. Has anyone ever heard of the word "immaculated"
used this way or does anyone know if this is proper grammer?