If you're an English native speaker, do you ever use the word "minute" as a verb to mean taking notes at a meeting?
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If you're an English native speaker, do you ever use the word "minute" as a verb to mean taking notes at a meeting?
A — I do
B — I would use the word, but that context normally doesn't come up in my life
C — I would not, because that meaning is archaic(Boosts appreciated.)
@xahteiwi Archaic might be a bit strong. Old fashioned might be more appropriate. I would not use it myself, but have heard it used.
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If you're an English native speaker, do you ever use the word "minute" as a verb to mean taking notes at a meeting?
A — I do
B — I would use the word, but that context normally doesn't come up in my life
C — I would not, because that meaning is archaic(Boosts appreciated.)
@xahteiwi That's a new one for me. I've been official Secretary on multiple small organisation boards and I don't think I've ever heard minute used as a verb for any kind of note-taking. We _took_ minutes, we _take_ (the) minutes, but we don't minute.
At least, in my experience.
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If you're an English native speaker, do you ever use the word "minute" as a verb to mean taking notes at a meeting?
A — I do
B — I would use the word, but that context normally doesn't come up in my life
C — I would not, because that meaning is archaic(Boosts appreciated.)
@xahteiwi I attend lots of city meetings, so I am accustomed to referring to the minutes or talking about the clerks who take the minutes. I'm not familiar with someone saying "I will minute this meeting," though ... is that what you mean, or do I misunderstand the poll? (I haven't voted yet because I'm not certain.)
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If you're an English native speaker, do you ever use the word "minute" as a verb to mean taking notes at a meeting?
A — I do
B — I would use the word, but that context normally doesn't come up in my life
C — I would not, because that meaning is archaic(Boosts appreciated.)
@xahteiwi it's C. "minute" is a measure of time. "meeting notes" is not a measure of time. so now both concepts are able to be said by a term that conveys meaning without deciphering.
I might be alone in this but I really like intentionally avoiding ambiguity when I speak.
like why not just call everything "minute" if you want words to have multiple meanings? "minute minute minute minute." if you're into that sort of nonsense, just go all in!
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If you're an English native speaker, do you ever use the word "minute" as a verb to mean taking notes at a meeting?
A — I do
B — I would use the word, but that context normally doesn't come up in my life
C — I would not, because that meaning is archaic(Boosts appreciated.)
@xahteiwi I gotta believe the A and B people are not catching "AS A VERB" in your question.
Everybody knows you take minutes at a meeting. Never in my life has anyone said "would you minute this meeting?"
(It was once a valid verb, but definitely archaic.)
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If you're an English native speaker, do you ever use the word "minute" as a verb to mean taking notes at a meeting?
A — I do
B — I would use the word, but that context normally doesn't come up in my life
C — I would not, because that meaning is archaic(Boosts appreciated.)
@xahteiwi Not a native speaker and not as a verb, no. As a noun, yes, regularly.
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If you're an English native speaker, do you ever use the word "minute" as a verb to mean taking notes at a meeting?
A — I do
B — I would use the word, but that context normally doesn't come up in my life
C — I would not, because that meaning is archaic(Boosts appreciated.)
@xahteiwi wiktionary records usages as recently as 2003 for the use of minute as a verb, so I guess not strictly archaic, but it is certainly exotic enough in my dialect that I was unaware it could be used in this way until I saw this poll. Maybe the Brits still use it that way? They do all sorts of wacky things.
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If you're an English native speaker, do you ever use the word "minute" as a verb to mean taking notes at a meeting?
A — I do
B — I would use the word, but that context normally doesn't come up in my life
C — I would not, because that meaning is archaic(Boosts appreciated.)
@xahteiwi I do use it, but not as a verb. But I don’t think it’s archaic because…I’ve never heard it used as a verb.
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If you're an English native speaker, do you ever use the word "minute" as a verb to mean taking notes at a meeting?
A — I do
B — I would use the word, but that context normally doesn't come up in my life
C — I would not, because that meaning is archaic(Boosts appreciated.)
@xahteiwi I have used it this year as a verb. As have quite a few of my colleagues. Small old fashioned company. Formal, old fashioned, but not archaic.
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If you're an English native speaker, do you ever use the word "minute" as a verb to mean taking notes at a meeting?
A — I do
B — I would use the word, but that context normally doesn't come up in my life
C — I would not, because that meaning is archaic(Boosts appreciated.)
Yep. I worked in business admin for 20 years and to 'minute a meeting' was a regular occurrence. In SE UK if it matters, as these things are often regional.
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If you're an English native speaker, do you ever use the word "minute" as a verb to mean taking notes at a meeting?
A — I do
B — I would use the word, but that context normally doesn't come up in my life
C — I would not, because that meaning is archaic(Boosts appreciated.)
@xahteiwi I wasn't entirely certain there was really another way to say that exercise apart from saying "Meeting minutes" but I suppose taking notes makes sense
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