Quote: sulcus, Saturday, 14 Aug 2010 21:43Quote: Chuck Buckner, Saturday, 14 Aug 2010 20:46It is strange how word usage changes over time. Verbs become adjectives, nouns become verbs, and so on.
I'm not sure why that's strange. Verbalising nouns and vice versa (which I do all the time in my writing) near doubles the language at a stroke.
It wouldn’t be strange if one does it all the time. It wouldn’t be strange if one reads work where it is done frequently.
It is strange, as in different than what one has become accustomed to. Not that it is a bad thing, just that it is different, or strange.
Verbalizing words or vice versa or switching what is considered normal usage to something different is fine, but if overdone can be confusing.
You’ve probably seen this sentence. Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
Many usages for one word, in a single sentence, but strange to say the least.
I believe an argument could be made that verbalising nouns and vice versa could limit language instead of doubling it.
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