@sapinker Failing to track down a bit of narrative acrobatics by Richard Powers, possibly in Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance (cont.)
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@sapinker Something like "Not content simply to verb a noun, he opted for gerunding it instead." Following a line of dialogue doing just so.
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@sapinker I’m so pre-ordering the book right now. I’m not a grammar prude, but “gift” as a verb is where I get on the prescriptivist train.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Nice! Looking forward to this.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker To "verb"? I'm Stevening to read that!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker really looking forward to the writing book in SeptemberThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker thank you for sharing all the articles on verbing. Look forward to more!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker any kindleThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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