Please tell me that this is NOT a word - lawsuited

[3catwoman3]

I was listening to the Chicago area progressive radio station in my car this afternoon, and twice heard the gust during the 3 o'clock hour say "lawsuited" when speaking about someone who had sued someone else.

The second time I heard it, I was yelling at the radio, "Lawsuit is a noun! It doesn't have a past tense!"

[dweller]

1. Im sure they meant

Jurisprudently bespoked

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[The Blue Flower]

2. I was a technical editor for 35 years

The first time I saw 'architected' in a report, I struck it out and asked for a correction from the author. I was told that it was a common verb in his field. It was supposed to mean the same as 'designed'. I once worked at the Lockheed Skunk Works in Burbank and found myself at a desk in a room with six other editors. We were editing reports from all over the company to be submitted to the feds to justify funding. The conversations about usages that the engineers came up with were monumental and memorable. The one that sticks with me after 30 years was whether database was one word or two. Microsoft published a dictionary-sized glossary to standardize the language of computers and programming. It changed constantly. So in your case, the correct word would be 'sued'. 'Lawsuited' is just ignorant. But you never know. If enough people start saying it, it could quietly enter the language and end up in your Merriam-Webster's.

[3catwoman3]

4. "...and end up in your Merriam-Webster's."

As has irregardless, to my everlasting dismay.

[electric_blue68]

9. "architected"? Ohhh, boy. 😑😄😑

Verbal clumsiness, imho!

I sometimes hung out with architectural students (I was in art) at our art & architecture college.

[Rizen]

3. It is indeed not a word.

But it reminds me of the show "How I Met Your Mother". One character was a lawyer and whenever he'd prove himself right he'd say "lawyered".

[Oeditpus Rex]

5. There're quite a few words used these days

that aren't actually words.

(I efforted to tell you that. Hope you found it impactful.)

[3catwoman3]

6. Impactful is a word I detest. It sounds clunky and inelegant.

I prefer influential - much more polished.

Plus, in my career field, nursing, to be impacted means to be severely constipated, also referred to as FOS (full of shit) syndrome. I know that contributes to my dislike of this word.

[Oeditpus Rex]

7. Same here

Not just clunky, but uneducated and lazy.

It started with "impact" as a written verb, I think, because most people can't remember the difference between "affect" and "effect," so somebody (in a sales meeting, no doubt) made "impact" a one-word-fits-all. From there, it was just a natural step to screwing it up further.

[Skittles]

8. ILLEGALS

[yorkster]

11. Efforted...yikes.

Have heard it a few times.

[electric_blue68]

10. Affect vs Effect (general rule)

I get it right as far as I know, but occasionally I have to run it through my head before I type it out.

Affect (Verb)
Definition: To influence, impact, or produce a change in something.
Example: "The new policy will affect our company's profits".
Mnemonic: Think of "affect" and "action" both starting with 'A'; affect is the action of influencing.

Effect (Noun)
Definition: The result, consequence, or outcome of an action or cause.
Example: "The effect of the new policy was a decrease in profits".
Mnemonic: Think of the "E" in "effect" for "end result".