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Rich's avatar

Vince, I have been reading you faithfully for something like twelve years now and I've always found your command of language nothing less than exceptional, so please know I say this with both surprise and real respect: "cheers" is not a verb, and "cheersing" is neither a verb nor a word at all! "Cheers" is an exclamation or interjection that is said while toasting. So rather than "cheersing" someone, "making a cheers," or "doing a cheers," (even typing that makes my skin crawl), you are simply toasting someone or making a toast.

In the context you used it, you could probably say "toasting champagne glasses together," but even more accurate would probably be "clinking champagne glasses together."

I'm truly sorry to be that guy, but this has been slowly driving me insane for years now and seeing my favorite writer on the internet make the error was simply too much for this English teacher's heart to bear.

Cheers!*

*to your mom

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Rob2Kx's avatar

Apropos of nothing, my girlfriend asked me last night if Napoleon was going to be terrible. I wasn't sure, but now that I've watched the trailer... hoo boy does this look like a steamer. I've been saying for a while that Ridley Scott has been God awful for 20 years, and this may be the one that finally convinces people.

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