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colleen (4672 words)
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Word Words, by John
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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.
Exactly right. Well, it was, but it escaped somehow.
Your tongue wasn't cheeked, you mean?
My tongue was apparently not as firmly in cheek as I thought it was. ;-)
What are you talking about? I go around nouning things all the time.
If only noun were a verb....
It is indeed.
I love that verb is a noun.
That's a fabulous language quote.
"'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
Verbs has to agree with their subjects.