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Recently we were given the task to promote the upcomong conference at our university, so I wrote the twitter post: "getting excited for this year´s conference themed Terrorism" Is it gramatically correct?

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  • I would prefer: "getting excited about this year's conference". I would use "for" in a sentence referring to a person: "I am excited for you as you enter the final round".
    – Ronald Sole
    Commented Oct 27, 2016 at 14:32

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English has a long history of using nouns as verbs—verbing nouns, as it were.

If the conference had terrorism as its theme, it is unobjectionable to say that it was "themed Terrorism."

For more illumination, see this ELU blog article from a few years ago, titled The Give That Keeps On Gifting.

(And do notice the verbing of "title" in the previous sentence.)

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  • the theme of the conference is terrorism, so what would you suggest me to say?
    – Alžbeta Čelesová
    Commented Oct 27, 2016 at 13:28
  • I'm saying it's fine to say that the conference was "themed terrorism" ...
    – Robusto
    Commented Oct 27, 2016 at 13:31
  • oh, ok, got it:)
    – Alžbeta Čelesová
    Commented Oct 27, 2016 at 13:39
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    ...but even better might be "the upcoming terrorism-themed conference."
    – P. E. Dant Reinstate Monica
    Commented Oct 27, 2016 at 19:37

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