A bit of fun here. While looking for resources for verbs I kept catching references to “The Verbs - Official WebSite of The Verbs Meegan Voss and Steve Jordan”. Turns out they are Continue reading “Are you ready for Verbs that rock?”
When one has reached maturity in the art, one will have a formless form. It is like ice dissolving in water. When one has no form, one can be all forms; when one has no style, he can fit in with any style. - Bruce Lee
Verbs are distinguished by singular or plural and by person (first, second, third). Verbs usually have a different form in the third person present tense: I, you, we, they walk. He, she, it walks. He, she and it are third person present tense.
“To be or not to be, –that is the question:–
Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them?”
-Shakespeare, From Hamlet (III, i, 56-61)
Exception: “To be” has a Continue reading “Forms of the Finite Verb”
“No finite point has meaning without an infinite reference point.” - Jean Paul Sartre
Most finite verbs take a “d” or “ed” at the end to indicate the past: walked
Most finite verbs take an “s” at the end to indicate present tense when the subject of the verb is third person singular: he walks
“As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say; I just watch what they do.” - Andrew Carnegie
Verb - The part of speech that expresses existence, action, or occurrence
There are two types of verbs: Continue reading “Verbs”
Here’s a new category I created dubbed “Nounsense” because “uncategorized” isn’t right. Nounsense is about fun, English-related diversions I come across that I think are interesting. The first encounter (and inspiration) for this is Continue reading “And now for something completely different…”
