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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Dec 11, 2011 14:05:08 GMT -5
RE: FYEMA ask about favorite parts of speech ( fyeahenglishmajorarmadillo.tumblr.com/post/14070493815) The asker's favorite is adverbs, hir sister's is adjectives, and Tori's is prepositions. Where do you weigh in, and why? I'm awfully fond of interjections, myself, mainly because I can (and will) sing the interjections Grammar Rock song at the drop of a hat. On the other hand, critics of my writing are all the time complaining that I overuse adverbs and non-standard verbs (I have a vendetta against un-modified "said"), so... |
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Post by Marina on Dec 11, 2011 16:01:00 GMT -5
I've never thought about that. But I guess I like descriptive words... so I'd say adjectives, especially onomatopoeia. Because I like to use them and abuse them, and you can't stop me. BAHAHAHAHA!!
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Post by Dodger Thirteen on Dec 12, 2011 3:45:11 GMT -5
Verbs. English is so desperately low on them, but so rich with adjectives and adverbs and nouns. We need more verbs, for they are what truly bring English to life.
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Dec 12, 2011 4:03:37 GMT -5
Verbs. English is so desperately low on them, but so rich with adjectives and adverbs and nouns. We need more verbs, for they are what truly bring English to life. Which is why we are now verbing nouns! (See what I did there?) |
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Post by Dodger Thirteen on Dec 12, 2011 4:07:22 GMT -5
GERUND GERUND GERUND. VERB-Y THING. Verbal, not a verb.
*twitches while remnants from this semester's grammar class flail about in head*
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Dec 12, 2011 14:04:56 GMT -5
GERUND GERUND GERUND. VERB-Y THING. Verbal, not a verb. *twitches while remnants from this semester's grammar class flail about in head* Gerund is a present-tense verb (reading, riding, writing) is used as a noun -- "The reading of the book stunned the audience," "Her riding was so good she never fell," "Writing is my favorite pastime." It does NOT apply to this newfangled trend of taking a noun and using it as a verb -- "fooding," "interneting," "gaming," "facebooking," "blogging," etc. The only term I've ever heard for this is "verbing nouns," which is terribly appropriate because it does the thing it describes (the noun "verb" being turned into a verb describing the turning-into-verbs people are doing to nouns). |
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Post by Dodger Thirteen on Dec 12, 2011 15:25:22 GMT -5
GERUND GERUND GERUND. VERB-Y THING. Verbal, not a verb. *twitches while remnants from this semester's grammar class flail about in head* Gerund is a present-tense verb (reading, riding, writing) is used as a noun -- "The reading of the book stunned the audience," "Her riding was so good she never fell," "Writing is my favorite pastime." It does NOT apply to this newfangled trend of taking a noun and using it as a verb -- "fooding," "interneting," "gaming," "facebooking," "blogging," etc. The only term I've ever heard for this is "verbing nouns," which is terribly appropriate because it does the thing it describes (the noun "verb" being turned into a verb describing the turning-into-verbs people are doing to nouns). ...I wasn't calling it a verbal. Grammar final was my last final, so whenever I see a word ending in -ing, my eye twitches. |
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Dec 12, 2011 16:08:37 GMT -5
Gerund is a present-tense verb (reading, riding, writing) is used as a noun -- "The reading of the book stunned the audience," "Her riding was so good she never fell," "Writing is my favorite pastime." It does NOT apply to this newfangled trend of taking a noun and using it as a verb -- "fooding," "interneting," "gaming," "facebooking," "blogging," etc. The only term I've ever heard for this is "verbing nouns," which is terribly appropriate because it does the thing it describes (the noun "verb" being turned into a verb describing the turning-into-verbs people are doing to nouns). ...I wasn't calling it a verbal. Grammar final was my last final, so whenever I see a word ending in -ing, my eye twitches. Ooookay. I'll take off my teacher-hat now. |
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Post by Marina on Dec 12, 2011 18:54:36 GMT -5
I need a Grammar class now. *sigh* I have a confession to make. I know shit about grammar. I learned most of mine from books, and we know how authors love to bend those rules (even unintentionally) because they don't really teach in in American schools (which is why most people know shit for grammar).
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Post by Dodger Thirteen on Dec 12, 2011 19:39:43 GMT -5
The book we had for my class, which is literally sitting right next to me now that I've looked, is called Grammar to Go: How It Works and How to Use It. A verbal is a word formed from a verb but does not function as a verb. As Nora said, deriving it from a noun does not make it a verbal. It's some other kind of bastardization of the English language.
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Post by andreaisabbbw on Dec 28, 2011 5:45:42 GMT -5
I need a Grammar class now. *sigh* I have a confession to make. I know shit about grammar. I learned most of mine from books, and we know how authors love to bend those rules (even unintentionally) because they don't really teach in in American schools (which is why most people know shit for grammar). I join you in your confession. Currently, I'm trying to improve my grammar by reading the Chicago Manual of Style but I don't know if it's working (it's a little fun to read, but still...it's a reference book) and I don't know if it's a reliable source for gaining grammar knowledge. I really want to take a grammar class, but it's not required for my concentration and it won't even count as elective credit towards my major. (-_-) Should I just say, "Screw it!" and take one anyway? In relation to the topic, my favorite parts of speech are ALL OF THEM. They're essential to mad libs and I think mad libs are freaking amazing. |
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Dec 29, 2011 14:29:35 GMT -5
They're essential to mad libs and I think mad libs are freaking amazing. Yeeees Mad Libs. |
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Post by andreaisabbbw on Dec 30, 2011 5:31:38 GMT -5
Mad Libs = consume hours of my time
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