Lepidopteran wrote on 06 Jan 2005: While normally an adjective, is it proper to use "dirty" as a verb? It won't make anybody blush, if that's what you mean. It is an honorable verb, as in "I refuse to dirty my hands with

Dear braininvat, I'm having trouble finding something on this in my reference works, so I'll just tell you what my gut says. My gut, which might be wrong, says that the general construction here is "adjective + infintive", where

When used as an adjective, which is the prefered use, ... and "8-bit" gets 6.4m hits and "8bit" gets 3.2m hits. Seems to me you've answered your own question. Just because more people use a particular word form doesn't

Hi, I have a question, i hope it makes sense. Many words end in "edia", for example "media", "encyclopedia" does the ending "edia" mean anything in general? please post any references or information about

You're supposed to be very drunk when watching that. And still drinking. That's the trick! I wondered why it seems so peculiar to rednecks. I thought it seemed perfectly normal to them. Main Entry: 1pe·cu·liar Pronunciation: pi-kyül-yr

I (Mark Barratt) wrote (about /U/ & /V/ in British English): Another factor, of course, is that the southern dialect (or ... then since they're distinct for me, I may be biased. Yes, which was why I chose a pair which I thought would be

Hi, I need some information on adjective-noun agreement in English. Um, wrong term. Adjectives and nouns don't agree in English. At all. Especially not in number, which is what 'plural' means. We all go to a 'shoe store', never

... } At least he isn't apologizing for posting with commercial intent. } } This may be a new marketing technique for authors. To supplement the } book signing and talk radio appearances, the author finds someone to } post erroneous

Lots to deal with here, but I will keep it to one shortish response. Thank you all for commenting. I ... of course I was posting as a means to promote my book; my whole life is devoted to nothing else. At least he isn't apologizing for posting

John Lawler wrote on 19 Nov 2004: Since the comparative -er only applies to adjectives and the ... couldn't that equally well mean "something to better with", Franke? Yes, I agree that it could. I was thinking of the Onceler in Dr