On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 19:51:48 +0900, Michael Cash
<mikecash@buggerallspammers.com> wrote:

>On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:55:25 +0900, B Robson <luvrethecat@hinet.com>
>brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:
>
>>
>>
>>John W. wrote:
>>
>>> 
>>> "Sorrowing families arrived at a gymnasium that has been turned into a
>>> make-shift morgue to claim the bodies of the dead."
>>> 
>>> Sorrowing? I'm not sure I've ever heard that word used that way.
>>> 
>>
>>It's meaning is obvious so of course it's a word. However the 
>>past tense is usually frowned upon, sorrowing is OK but sorrowed 
>>isn't.
>>
>>In Sepponia any word can take any part of a sentence. Verbs can 
>>be nounified and verberization of nouns is quite common. Nouns 
>>can be used adverbily and recently it's use is adjective.
>>
>>"Winningest" is a particular favourite, although I've never heard 
>>it said, "dehostilification" is another.
>
>For a truly depressing view of the state of Sepponian English, take a
>look at the first review for this book:
>
>http://tinyurl.com/79pta
>
>Talk about a kid getting the educational cart before the horse.....

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