Re: ``Ken and I being on the radio together''

On 2008-01-30, Peter T. Daniels wrote:

And advocating the BS that English should be described in terms of
Latin categories is one of the forms that should be avoided.

Well, noun, adjective, etc., all come from Latin and are
well-established in talking about English. You could start a campaign
to promote native terms along the lines of Hauptwort,
Eigenschaftswort, etc.!

Seriously, I know you're objecting specifically to "gerund", but why
is the Latin term "participle" OK with you?


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