Re: OT: Fun, was Re: First thoughts on Imperial
| From: | Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, July 24, 2003, 22:11 |
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Muke Tever wrote:
> "Great big X" is common.
But that can only modify a noun, as in "Great big problem". "Great"
here is modifying "problem" not "big", i.e., "problem which is great and
big". It's the same kind of construction as "Big ugly dog".
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