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Re: USAGE: 'born'

From:Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...>
Date:Friday, May 11, 2001, 14:10
On Fri, 11 May 2001 10:10:32 -0400 Amanda Babcock <langs@...>
writes:
> On Thu, May 10, 2001 at 06:02:47PM -0400, Nik Taylor wrote: > > David Peterson wrote: > > > The first definition is "tending to suit or to give a > pleasing effect or > > > attractive appearance, as to a person or thing". "Becoming > what?" That's not > > > the response of a native English speaker.
> > It's the response of THIS native English speaker.
> This one too. > I find the adjectival use of "becoming" so old-fashioned that I > automatically > assume the verbal meaning in a modern context. > > Amanda
- The adjectival use of "becoming" makes me think of the "bad pickup-line joke": "that shirt looks very becoming on you. and if i was on you, i'd 'becoming' too!" -Stephen (Steg) "Kai ka'ei a'amanateih."

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