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The crime of taking a perfectly good | {{a|plainenglish|}}The lexo-crime of taking a perfectly good [[verb]], making it cosplay as an [[adjective]] and then demeaning it by sticking an inferior, ''dull'', verb in front of it. Dead giveaways: often used with the [[passive]] and the word [[of]]. | ||
This sentence is indicative of [[adjectivisation]]. <br> | This sentence is indicative of [[adjectivisation]]. <br> | ||
This one indicates elegant prose. <br> | This one indicates elegant prose. <br> | ||
{{ | {{sa}} | ||
*[[nominalisation]] | *[[nominalisation]] | ||