DD,

Or could "Attention!" be elliptical for "Stand at attention!" as "At
ease!" is for "Stand at ease!"?  The latter is still used, I believe.

Herb

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From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar
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Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 9:40 PM
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Subject: Re: tion & nouns

At 07:20 PM 1/13/2008, STAHLKE, HERBERT F wrote: . . .
>As to whether there are verbs in -ion or -tion, there are.  Three that
>come to mind immediately are "fashion", "ration," and "station."  Given
>the ease with which English grammar shifts nouns to verbs, giving rise
>even to the somewhat overstated maxim "Every noun can be verbed," . . .

DD: As a lifer military I suggest the imperative verb, "Attention." 
{Pronounced something like, "Ten-hut."} As far as I know it is not 
used in other verbal ways. 

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