15.29, Disc: Re: "Fun" as Adjective

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-15-29. Mon Jan 12 2004. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 15.29, Disc: Re: "Fun" as Adjective

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Date:  Wed, 24 Dec 2003 08:14:02 -0500
From:  Barbara Zurer Pearson <bpearson at comdis.umass.edu>
Subject:  Re: 14.3580, Disc: Re: "Fun" as Adjective

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Date:  Wed, 24 Dec 2003 08:14:02 -0500
From:  Barbara Zurer Pearson <bpearson at comdis.umass.edu>
Subject:  Re: 14.3580, Disc: Re: "Fun" as Adjective


Dear LinguistList,

Just after reading that "key" cannnot be in predicate position (yet),
someone told me: "The bathroom was key" (as in after a long trip, one
of the pleasures of the destination was the restroom.)

That's not the same as seeing it in writing from an edited source, but
it feels like a step towards it.


Happy word hunting,
Barbara Pearson

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