On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 04:26:12 -0000, david.bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >So now we have two new nouns forming verbs: 'problemat' and 'deproblemat'? > >I am problemating a little at this. Or, should I say, I am problemated. But >I'd rather say I'm struggling. > >For if the word is formed from 'problematic' then it should be >'problematicise' (or '-ize'). > In Italian we have "problematizzare" (to render problematic, to quest something ) and "deproblematizzare" (to render unproblematic, to smooth down something)so I imagine David is right and should be problematicize/unproblematicize.. erminia