Grammatical Terminology, Tongue-In-Cheek
Q: So, what exactly is a noun?
A: Noun comes from the Latin word for “name.” Nouns name what you’re talking about. For example, if I had to name what you’re doing, I’d say you’re interviewing me. So to interview is a noun.
It goes on from there, and gets sillier.
Hat tip to the incredibly-niftily-named Hapax Legomena
Tuesday, August 16th, 2005