"write," n. = "something intended to be read; a writing."

Mon Sep 25 13:38:54 UTC 2006

A "good see" ?  No. A "must watch" ?  Definitely.

  A "Must hear"? Don't know.  A "good listen" ?   Maybe.

  The movement toward concretization in such cases is evidently unpredictable.

  JL

Charles Doyle <cdoyle at UGA.EDU> wrote:
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Resembling nominal "read":

Of course, a motion picture or a TV show can be "a must see." Can it be "a good see"? "A must watch"?

Can a song or a CD be "a must hear"? Maybe "a good listen"?

The OED gives "eat" as a noun, both "the action of eating" and "that which is eaten, food"--illustrating each sense from c1000 forward.

--Charlie

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