Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sdcc3.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcc3!brian From: brian@sdcc3.UUCP (Brian Kantor) Newsgroups: net.cooks Subject: Re: Zap! Message-ID: <2599@sdcc3.UUCP> Date: Mon, 31-Dec-84 17:14:33 EST Article-I.D.: sdcc3.2599 Posted: Mon Dec 31 17:14:33 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 1-Jan-85 06:26:38 EST References: <817@amdahl.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: UCSD wombat breeding society Lines: 17 > The use of "zap" to mean the verb "microwave" .... > But formalists are still using the verb "microwave", though I think > it sounds cumbersome. Then again, "any noun can be verbed." > > Any other ways to describe cooking with microwaves? Around here, it is common to hear someone refer to ``nuking it in the microwave''. Brian Kantor UC San Diego decvax\ brian@ucsd.arpa akgua >--- sdcsvax --- brian ucbvax/ Kantor@Nosc Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day Fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way...