When did "Build" become a noun?

[ArmouredMonk13]

Thread Title wrote:

When did Build become a noun?

When the almighty gods, err, I mean, wizards, said so.

[meatrace]

Stuffy Grammarian's reputation lies in tatters.

[Kirth Gersen]

Stuffy Grammarian finally created a thread with more than one post in it.
I'd call that a great success, comparatively speaking.

[Ghost of Jerry Lewis]

Durngrun Stonebreaker wrote:

"Why do they call them buildings when they're already built?"

Ah, so we're trying to induce Stuffy Grammarian to self-destruct? Alllllllllllllllrighty then!

{dusts off "1,001 Seinfeldisms" by Steve Allen} Why do we park on a driveway, and drive on a parkway?

* crickets *

[Shadowborn]

What about "preheated?" Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.... An oven only has two states: heated or unheated.

[Krensky]

It's distinct from starting in a cold oven.

[Sissyl]

You're going on about language as if it's the literal end of the world.

[Drejk]

No, but the world began with words...

Spoiler:

Let there be internet!

[Odraude]

Adamantine Dragon wrote:

Odraude wrote:

Adamantine Dragon wrote:

Languages are organisms, not inanimate objects, at least not until they die.

I read that as orgasms.

I really need some sleep :(

... or something...

Well if you're offering... :p