Re: It takes all kinds...

Rewriting the English language? I'm sure if you would have read further, you would have found the entry for "Mate - verb", i.e. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=mate

HTH,
Brian

Jitendra Patel wrote:
>
> > if I had said 'I have mated with Neil' then that would be different !
> > However, I said/wrote/typed 'I have a mate' which makes 'mate' a noun
> > and not a verb.
>
> From Oxford English Dictionary:
>
> Mate - noun
>
> a : either member of a couple and especially a married couple
> b : either member of a breeding pair of animals
> c : either of two matched objects

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