FELLOWSHIP

            This word is a noun, but especially in churches it can be heard used as a verb, as in, “We hope to have you fellowship with us again next Sunday.”

            One should be careful about turning perfectly good nouns into verbs. For example, I’ve heard the word “office” used that way: “Where do you office?” “I office in the Bradbury Building.”

            Yuck. I suppose this trend could catch on:

            “Oh, he’s hammocking in the back yard.”

            “My mother retirements at the Shady Rest Home.”

            “He violins with the orchestra.”

            Let’s hope it doesn’t catch on. I find it difficult to friendship with people who use “fellowship” as a verb.