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.....





--

Michael Cash

"Clowns to the left of me and jokers to the right, Mr. Cash.
Clowns and jokers."

                                Prof. Ernest T. Bass
                                Mount Pilot College