A Thread for Questions

[littlecherry25]

the proper noun "Google" has been converted to a verb as in "i'll google that later"

Would you call this

A) Commonisation? - Proper noun being converted to a common noun, but in this case, a verb lol?
B) Conversion? - It has been converted from one word class to another, namely, from noun to verb

[ngRISING]

nominalisation . i think let me look it up nope lol sorry. :S

it may be commonisation. heres a thread that discusses it slightly

http://www.yourdictionary.com/community/forums/viewthread/5806/

[BiG DaN]

nominalisation . i think let me look it up nope lol sorry. :S

lol

im thinking its conversion

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VCE and NASA
Which of these is an abbreviation and which is an acronym?

[vcestudy123]

so who wants to explain passive voice to me??

[TheJosh]

Would NASA be an acronym and VCE an abbreviation?

[meepcat]

Google -> google is commonisation - it's used to refer to any searching on the internet, regardless of whether Google is used.

passive -> acts as a formaliser in text, removes the focus of the Subject (generally by deleting it, or by placing it in a post position, 'by X'). Passives take the form "auxiliary 'to be'" + past tense verb. eg: The panda was eaten. / The panda was eaten by the lion.

Auxiliary 'to be': is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been [depending on tense]

Don't confuse it with the auxiliary 'to have' [have/has/had]: that's not passive

VCE vs. NASA: acronyms are pronounceable, so abbeviation: VCE, acronym: NASA.

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thanks TheJosh and meepcat

[ngRISING]

VCE is a abbreviation, NASA is a acronym. . abbreviations are shortened but are not said like. United Nations, u don't say UN u say U followed by N. acronyms can be said, eg LOL is now said. something like that

[TheJosh]

Can anyone explain a hyperbole?? Example??

[vcestudy123]

passive -> acts as a formaliser in text, removes the focus of the Subject (generally by deleting it, or by placing it in a post position, 'by X'). Passives take the form "auxiliary 'to be'" + past tense verb. eg: The panda was eaten. / The panda was eaten by the lion.

Auxiliary 'to be': is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been [depending on tense]

Don't confuse it with the auxiliary 'to have' [have/has/had]: that's not passive

thank you very much meepcat

[ngRISING]

Hyperbole- Havn't i told you this over 1000 times?
Overstatement- I've told you 10 times already.

Hyperbole is often more exaggerated, overstatement is just exaggerated but not as much as hyperbole, theres no specific number but yeah.

[TheJosh]

Hyperbole- Havn't i told you this over 1000 times?
Overstatement- I've told you 10 times already.

Hyperbole is often more exaggerated, overstatement is just exaggerated but not as much as hyperbole, theres no specific number but yeah.

LoL i thought you were saying that you have already told me what hyperbole is was like hmmm

then i realised it was example

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[ngRISING]

a bad pun

[ngRISING]

with regards to semantic field in cohesion. would i write the semantic field used in this text is internet related or would i write the semantic field of this text is internet related