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  • From: "Ben Martin Horst" <ben.martinhorst@gmail.com>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] permaculture as noun, verb, adjective
  • Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:19:58 -0800

I don't claim to know Portuguese, but I believe the Brazilian
permaculture network's name, "Permear" is an attempt to verbize
"permacultura." An English equivalent might be "to perm," which is
ugly and confusing ("No, I meant sustainable production of food, not
hairstyling."), or "to permize," which is also ugly. I don't think
there's enough value in creating a new verb to justify the aesthetic
nastiness.

Ben


On 2/21/07, bwaldrop@cox.net <bwaldrop@cox.net> wrote:
Permaculture is generally used as a noun. But in english, we are always
turning nouns into verbs, and I was wondering how people felt about using
permaculture as a verb.

e.g. "Permaculture that planet!" (actually, that would be a command
imperative.)

or "you too can permaculture your yard."

Adjective

The "Permacultured Kitchen"

Adverb

I would like to work permaculturally for several years.

I am curious as to other's thoughts on this. Does this vocal evolution
detract from understanding permaculture as a whole systems approach to
design?

Bob Waldrop
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