Grammatical Terminology, Tongue-In-Cheek

Grammatical Terminology

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

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