Re: USAGE: 'born'
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, May 10, 2001, 18:30 |
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David Peterson wrote:
> This only proves my argument, that "becoming" is supposed to mean
> "attractive", and that they're using that word to form a pun. How could
> anyone possibly think that "becoming" is being used seriously as a verb?!
That was my initial reaction. I've only ever heard "becoming" used as
an adjective to mean "appropriate", like, "That's very becoming of you"
meaning "That's very appropriate for you". Not to mention that
"becoming" sounds extremely odd as an adjective without the preposition
"of" following it.
> There's absolutely no way! I myself have been to Phoenix, and would describe
> it as quite becoming.
And I would say "Becoming what?"
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