Variety is the Spice of Life

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28
Aug

Venus’ Major, Major Expression and the Reinvention of English

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…Yes, the adjectival expression has its grammaticality. The basic pattern is that you repeat the adjective in a noun phrase to emphasize or underscore the intensity of the description. It is a superlative expression. The adjective was positioned to respond to the term ‘big’ in William Baldwin’s question which conjures the idea of something grave—something really, really major. In conversations, we hear people say, ‘I am very, very happy’ and this is the same pattern employed in the expression ‘major, major problem’. Of course, Venus used a verbalized pause—‘I mean’ splicing the noun phrase which consists of the adjectival expression and the noun—which can also be taken as an attempt to clarify her point…more.
28
Jun

Had a very long weekend with my hubby ♥
18
Jun

"Maybe I was Wrong."
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Jun
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Jun

Quality time with my hubby. I went shopping with him. It’s when his hair was long. He doesn’t want to cut it then i made pilit and he had his hair cut. I WON! :)