Essay-ing

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Verb.  The action of writing an essay. Usage: "What did you do today?" "Oh, I’ve been essay-ing all day long now, and I’m still not finished."Talbot, E-H 2008  Only 19% of participants correctly identified this word, usage is declining.   K. Andryshak, 2012

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Based on survey results, 100% of participants were familiar with the word, but could not define it; indicating that the word is not obsolete, but it is difficult to define. This may indicate that it is only used in conversation and it is not formal (M Gillanders, A-F, 2019).

Posted by meg23 at Apr 23, 2019 21:41

58% of the people surveyed did not know this word and 36% recognized it as meaning "the action of writing an essay." This indicates that the use of the word is decreasing, but based on those who can define the word, the definition has not changed (Smith, A-F, 2022).

Posted by cbs6 at May 07, 2022 20:14

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