Digg alerted me to this post from the frequently amusing Graphjam blog.
It made me chuckle anyway.
Mocking Poor Grammar
Since 2007
A noun that is formed from a verb and which describes an action. In English it ends in -ing, eg 'the baking of bread' and 'Smoking damages your health'.
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