>From: Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...>
>Reply-To: Constructed Languages List <CONLANG@...>
>To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU
>Subject: Re: Varon
>Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 09:35:14 -0500
>
>Muke Tever wrote:
>>
>>From: "Tristan Alexander McLeay" <anstouh@...>
>> > On Sat, 19 Jan 2002, Padraic Brown wrote:
>> >
>> > > English colours _are_ nouns. (They're also adjectives, verbs
>> > > and adverbs as well, but that's another matter!)
>> >
>> > How are they verbs? *He was bluing it. *She redded the chair. I guess
>>they
>> > count as adverbs is things like 'He painted it yellow'.
>>
>>"She reddened the chair", possibly.
>
>I'd say that "redden" isn't "red" used as a verb, but a verb derived from
>the adjective "red".
>
> Andreas
>
>
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