tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458071334276688877.post3258234501304287785..comments2023-07-06T06:03:42.275+02:00Comments on Alex's phonetic thoughts: To administer or not to administer?Alex Rotatorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15221253493502707131noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458071334276688877.post-25004844009767433382010-12-15T00:00:29.024+01:002010-12-15T00:00:29.024+01:00To me the verb 'administrate' sounds decid...To me the verb 'administrate' sounds decidedly odd: I would never use it (British English native speaker). <br />Indeed, if the dictionary hadn't shown that it has a reasonable history, I would have guessed it was a recent back-formation!Martin J Ballhttp://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~mjb0372/mjball.htmlnoreply@blogger.com