Michael Cash 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.....
> 
> 

I'd make fun of that if I wasn't so worried about Kanga English 
back home.