| The American Heritage® Book of English Usage. |
A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English. 1996.
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3. Word Choice: New Uses, Common Confusion, and Constraints
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| § 65. commentate |
| Commentate, a back-formation from commentator, is normally used to mean “to serve as a commentator”: The retired tennis pro has agreed to commentate on the upcoming match. It is sometimes used transitively to mean “to make a running commentary on,” as in She commentated the tennis match. In an earlier survey, a majority of the Usage Panel found this transitive usage to be unacceptable. | 1 |
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| The American Heritage® Book of English Usage. Copyright © 1996 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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