Great article! Thanks for sharing, Don! In my social circle, +[n], where n is often either 10, 20, or 50 depending on the level of compliment, is common. It definitely is more prominent in writing, such as in online game environments, but it bleeds over into speech. Just this morning a friend responded to something particularly witty in spoken conversation with a simple, "+10". So, +1 hasn't given me any grief in usage. Yet. John On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Don Stewart <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Take a look at this article, about Google +1. What's in a verb? > > http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2011/07/31/1tastic/ > > > Don Stewart > www.writeforcollege.com > www.writing123.com > > > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface > at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or > leave the list" > > Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/