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Re: Lugnet can always grow; it's up to us to make it happen.
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Sun, 4 Nov 2001 18:53:29 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Dave Low writes:
> In lugnet.general, Maggie Cambron writes:
> > > I rarely can respond to things at such length
> > > anymore, but it really warranted a kudos. (Yea, kudos is
> > > singular, blame the Greeks.)
> >
> > Okay, Lindsay, I made a special trip from the second floor down to the
> > basement to check my OED compact edition on this. Are you sure the word takes
> > an indefinite article? None of the examples gave any indication that it
> > does.
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> I'm pretty sure that it's an abstract noun (so by itself "kudos" should be
> article free). But was it okay for Lindsay to break that rule to make his
> point clearer?
Heck, I wasn't even sure if he HAD broken a rule. The dictionary also said it
was a colloquialism, particularly in academia, and since my copy is an edition
last updated in 1974, I figured if anyone was up on the latest on the evolution
of the word it would be Lindsay.
I am not convinced, however, that omission of the article would have made his
point any less clear.
Maggie (who actually agrees with those who say meaning should take precedence
over grammar-- it's just that meaning is often obscured by the use of
unconventional grammar)
> > Maggie C. (Queen of living on less-- I got the OED-- the two volume
> > slip-cased edition with the magnifier in a little drawer-- for 2 bucks from a
> > garage sale!)
>
> !!!!
> ...we are not worthy...
: D
>
> --DaveL
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