Wordie: Verb: Comments

Comment by seanahan, 7 months ago

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:09:00 +0000

Verb is a noun, and noun is a noun. I enjoy words which describe themselves, and the opposite, words which don't describe themselves. Monosyllabic and polysyllabic have to be the champion examples for this phenomenon.

Comment by reesetee, 7 months ago

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:42:29 +0000

Exactly right. Well, it was, but it escaped somehow.

Comment by chained_bear, 7 months ago

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:42:07 +0000

Your tongue wasn't cheeked, you mean?

Comment by reesetee, 7 months ago

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:12:41 +0000

My tongue was apparently not as firmly in cheek as I thought it was. ;-)

Comment by chained_bear, 7 months ago

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:44:45 +0000

What are you talking about? I go around nouning things all the time.

Comment by reesetee, 7 months ago

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:31:14 +0000

If only noun were a verb....

Comment by John, 7 months ago

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:33:00 +0000

It is indeed.

I love that verb is a noun.

Comment by seanahan, 7 months ago

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:02:20 +0000

That's a fabulous language quote.

Comment by chained_bear, 7 months ago

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 03:08:46 +0000

"'We studied the Malay language together, when he was well enough, and I remember his delight at the verb: no person, no number, no mood, no tense.'

"'That is the kind of verb for me,' said Jack."
--Patrick O'Brian, The Thirteen Gun Salute, 104

A Tip for Proper English

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:05:53 +0000

Verbs has to agree with their subjects.