What is the verb that goes with Coopertition?
 

English Majors please forgive me if I'm not asking the question correctly...

But...

If I'm engaged in a competition, I'm competing.

If I'm being cooperative, I'm cooperating.

So... If I'm engaged in a FIRST Coopertition... what am I doing (in one word)?

Cooperteting?
Competerating?

I'm up for suggestions.

Phil.

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Coopertitioning?

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Cool.

How would you say that?

co-op-er-tish-on-ing?

I think any suggested spellings should have a suggested pronunciation attached.

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One post before I head to the kitchen to make the stuffing...

It'd be based off of competing and cooperating

Co-opertating.:p :p

Happy thanksgiving all.

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Co-rrrrrect!

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Shorter is better, so I vote for "cooperting" (co-op-er-ting).


-dave




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Cooperpeting

Co-op-er-pete-ing

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I agree with John.

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I generally go with one or the other, as I'm usually either competing (on the field) or cooperating (off). If I'm doing both, I'm "being graciously professional" :P.

If I had to pick one I'd go with John's.

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Coop-er-ting

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hahahahahahahahahahaahhahaha....

You have no idea how long a colleague of mine and I discussed this VERY thing about six weeks ago preparing to deliver a conference presentation. He posed the question to me and after almost a full day of back and forth, like the veteran English teacher I am, I chickened out and suggested a workaround description.

However, out of what's here so far, I like JVN's choice.

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<Not serious>
Coopertitioneering Pronounced as Co-op per tish in ear ring (See, I even managed to work engineering into there ;) )
</Not Serious>
Akash's was funny too.

JVN's is probably the best but I think that if we tweaked the pronunciation of Dave's we might be onto something since it is much simpler to spell and isn't quite as visually intimidating.

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I have to go with lilstogi. It just seems to follow most grammatical rules and sound right.

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Co-operteting ?
Participating?:rolleyes:

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coopting or co-opting

co-opt-ing


or)

comopting

com-opt-ing


(i feel like i am playing Balderdash)