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...uttered with a slight sneer. Slowly, it starts to be used as an adjective modifying the noun greed...
...single breath, like can be used as an adjective, adverb, noun and verb. In Harvard-speak, "to be like" and "to go" are perfectly acceptable alternatives to the verb "to say." What exactly does it mean when one says, "He went like...
...chapter in the study of Harvard slang, including at least 50 words for the act of imbibing and the condition of intoxication, not to mention about 100 more words to describe the regurgitation that follows. Even the word party, which most of us grew up thinking was a noun meaning "celebration," is now a euphemistic verb for "to drink...
When Ellen Hamilton asked the question, "But what actually is equestrian?" (Riding Out the Storm, October 19) somebody should have told her that if it is anything at all, "equestrian" is NOT a noun. Throughout her entire article, Ms. Hamilton displays an annoying ignorance regarding her subject, and an inexcusable ignorance with regard to the mechanics of the English language...
...Equestrian," when used as a noun, refers to a person who rides a horse. (Example: von Bismarck is an accomplished equestrian.) One does not say, "This sport is called equestrian." One would no sooner say, "equestrian will always be in his blood," than say "bourgeois will always be in his class." And one does not dicuss the "major factor in equestrian...