[Wikipedia-l] Re: [Foundation-l] Re: [Wiktionary-l] Article on LISA

[Ray Saintonge]

Mark Williamson wrote:

>And, for the transcript: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=pap
>... "gove" appear'd ("appeared") to be a noun though. Remember, please
>don't noun verbs. In case you're ("you are") wondering, "noun verbs"
>is a colloquial English phrase meaning "use what is usually a noun as
>if it were a verb". In fact, the word "noun" in the phrase "It's bad
>to noun verbs!" is a nouned verb.
>  
>
I have not found "gove" in an English dictionary but "borogove" appears 
to be derived from it, and we all know that that is a "thin 
shabby-looking bird with its feathers sticking out all round--something 
like a live mop."

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