Omorose Panya

Omorose Panya — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:58:55 GMT

By the way, Lottie, I wouldn't worry about "baby bump" or "bump". You'll find that many grammarians have little respect for cultural diversity. The ones who do are typically deemed "lenient" and, as a result, are eaten alive.

Omorose Panya

Omorose Panya — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:55:22 GMT

...Of all the things to give a damn about.

RS

RS — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:01:35 GMT

Thank you to Kevpod for the headline explanation. As a newspaper headline writer, I recognized the reason for "slay suspect" right away. We do cringe when we have to do things like that, but sometimes it's so hard to describe the story in the space provided. That said, I can't imagine we'd ever get away with that usage here. As for John from Lorain, "murder" is a term that has connotations that are different from "slaying." "Murder" implies premeditation, and it's not interchangeable with "slaying." At least, that's what we are taught in the newspaper industry.

Brian

Brian — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:35:22 GMT

I'm not a grammarian, but could people be using "Democrat" as an adjective to avoid implying that a Democrat is more democratic than any other citizen? "He holds Democratic beliefs" can be easily confused with "He holds democratic beliefs." To avoid the confusion, one would say, "He holds Democrat beliefs." How else would a person distinguish whether "he" holds the beliefs of a Democrat versus the beliefs of a person who advocates democracy?

Mark

Mark — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:57:48 GMT

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Tom Maddox

Tom Maddox — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:34:12 GMT

In the phrase "slay suspect," the word "slay" is being used as an adjective, not a noun. It modifies "suspect," fairly obviously. It's still awkward and annoying, mind you. And if "slaying" were used, it would be a participle, that is, the present participle of a verb used as an adjective, not a gerund, the ing form of a verb used as a noun.

Brian

Brian — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:38:18 GMT

chris i beleive the word that you mean is shart...