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“Transition” is a {{tag|noun}}, not a {{tag|verb}}.  
{{pe}}“Transition” is a [[noun]], not a [[verb]].  


The {{tag|verb}} you are looking for is [[change]]. However desperately it might appeal to you, resist the urge to [[evolve]]<ref>Okay, okay, assuming you don’t subscribve to the heretical doctrine of Lamarckian evolution. Pedant. (google2|Lamarckian|evolution}})</ref>, for this has unwanted implications about your own shelf-life.
The [[verb]] you are looking for is ''[[change]]''. However desperately it might appeal to you, resist the urge to [[evolve]],<ref>Okay, okay, assuming you don’t subscribe to the heretical doctrine of Lamarckian evolution. Pedant. ({{google2|Lamarckian|evolution}})</ref> for this has unwanted implications about your own shelf-life.
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Latest revision as of 13:35, 30 December 2020

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“Transition” is a noun, not a verb.

The verb you are looking for is change. However desperately it might appeal to you, resist the urge to evolve,[1] for this has unwanted implications about your own shelf-life.

See also

References

  1. Okay, okay, assuming you don’t subscribe to the heretical doctrine of Lamarckian evolution. Pedant. (let me Google that for you)