Re: OT: Fun, was Re: First thoughts on Imperial
| From: | Tristan McLeay <zsau@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, July 20, 2003, 1:23 |
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On Sun, 20 Jul 2003, Ian Spackman wrote:
> At 22:54 19/07/03, Doug Dee <AmateurLinguist@...> wrote:
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> >I'm not sure that it's accurate to say that "fun" was a noun and not an
> >adjective for people within, say, the last century.
I'd always wondered why 'fun' apparently broken the rule that monosyllabic
adjectives tend to form the comparative and superlative with -er and -est.
I've always used and heard it formed with 'more/most' unless someone was
being funny. I don't think it works as a noun for me, and I can hardly
think of a case where it could only be analysed as a noun. Such a useage
would be interesting.
--
Tristan <kesuari@...>
Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still
be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement.
-- Snoopy
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