the verb to CAD CADded? CADed?

[clark_noah]

Hi, my name is Noah Clark, 7 year member of the MO-HI SHZBOTS team 1245, in Louisville Colorado.

I have a simple question, is CADded or CADed a word that I can actually use on paper, or is it only something that can be verbally said?

For instance, I am working on our teams CAD website page www.shazbots.org/cad_2009.html and I need to know if I can put "CADded" on the site, saying "I have CADded...", or is it considered improper and unprofessional?

[rogerlsmith]

CAD is an acronym for Computer Aided Design.
I'd guess the proper way to say that would be something like:
I created ... using CAD.

[clark_noah]

so then should I not use the word CADded or CADing? (which I just realized that one too)

would it look unprofesional to put on a website?

[rogerlsmith]

I would personally stay away from trying to turn CAD into a verb. I think of it as a name of a process, which would be a noun. English majors, feel free to give input.

[clark_noah]

well ya, but the word "google" turned into a verb, every one says "I googled it..." or something like that. (even thought google is not an acronym, but same concept)
It seems like it is one of those official/unofficial things... I could probably get away with it, and I will always say it, but I guess I wont put it on my site.
Thanks.

[zachjo]

Maybe use I modeled using CAD software.

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by clark_noah

well ya, but the word "google" turned into a verb, every one says "I googled it..." or something like that. (even thought google is not an acronym, but same concept)
It seems like it is one of those official/unofficial things... I could probably get away with it, and I will always say it, but I guess I wont put it on my site.
Thanks.

googled and CADed would be odd colloquialisms. And that is what they are...colloquialisms. Unprofessional and nothing that I would ever use in a paper that's actually being submitted. Like the people above said, CAD is a noun and a process, but not a verb, therefore, cannot be used in the past participle.

Don't use for a website or paper. +$.02

[clark_noah]

alright. thanks.
maybe i'll stay away form all the verbs I creat by taking nouns and sticking ed on, that dont create real words. lol. XD

[sportzkrazzy]

Drafted

[clark_noah]

what???????

[sportzkrazzy]

I drafted the object using CAD software.

[BrentJ]

Originally Posted by sportzkrazzy

Drafted

That is what you do to stock.

[EricH]

Actually, it's what you do to top sports players (or robotics teams, if you play Fantasy FIRST).

I do use CAD as a verb on occasion, but only in informal usage.

[dtengineering]

One of the great things about the English language is that it is flexible. There is no central body to determine what is a word and what isn't. If enough people use CAD as a verb, then it becomes a verb. No one body, for instance, made "googling" a verb, or made "spam" a type of e-mail. But they are now just as much a part of English as "searching" and "garbage". It is really a rather democratic process.

So if you want to use CAD as a verb, go ahead, and stand proudly as an advocate for CADding. There isn't a single word for "engaging in the process of design using computer assistance", and perhaps there is need for one. On the other hand, be prepared for some criticism from those who either don't feel the need for one... or who think that CADding is an unnecessary redundancy due to the fact that designing is a perfectly functioning existant verb that describes the core process and that the presence or absence of computers is largely irrelevant to the process.

Jason

P.S. There are several uses for the word "draft" and it's English counterpart "draught": http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=draft&db=luna

[R.C.]

I use CADding and CADded, but thatz just me. I don't see anything wrong with it since half the words in English don't follow the rules anyway.