more nominalized "fail"

[Scot LaFaive]

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> I see. So they're saying nominalized "fail" is a fail.
>

I think just heard space and time rip open there.

Scot


On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 9:32 AM, David Bowie <db.list at pmpkn.net> wrote:

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> From:    Arnold Zwicky <zwicky at STANFORD.EDU>
> > On Jun 16, 2009, at 2:18 PM, Ben Zimmer wrote:
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> >> Meanwhile, some carping about the nouning of "fail" here:
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> >>
> http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/06/top-7-conservative-new-media-fails-so-far-this-year.php#comment-3499602
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> > including the wonderful:
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> > Sorry, but "fail" is not a noun. Using it as a noun doesn't make it
> > a noun.
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> I see. So they're saying nominalized "fail" is a fail.
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