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The crime of taking a perfectly good | {{a|plainenglish|{{Subtable|''This'' sentence is indicative of [[adjectivisation]]. <br>''This'' one indicates elegant prose. }}}}The lexo-crime of taking a perfectly good [[verb]], having it identify as an [[adjective]] and then demeaning it by sticking an inferior, ''dull'', verb — like be, make, do, give, or worst of all ''[[effect]]'' — in front of it. Dead giveaways constructions include the [[passive]] and the word “[[of]]”. | ||
{{quote|“I support this proposal”}} | |||
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{{quote|“I am supportive of this proposal”}} | |||
from where it is a short leap to: | |||
{{quote|“Subject to what [[Chip]] thinks, I would be [[inclined]] [[to be]] [[supportive]] [[of]] the proposal as presented in its current form for [[For the time being|the time being]].”}} | |||
And bingo, you are set for success in the [[legal department]] of a large financial institution. | |||
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*[[nominalisation]] | *[[nominalisation]] | ||
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The lexo-crime of taking a perfectly good verb, having it identify as an adjective and then demeaning it by sticking an inferior, dull, verb — like be, make, do, give, or worst of all effect — in front of it. Dead giveaways constructions include the passive and the word “of”.
“I support this proposal”
becomes
“I am supportive of this proposal”
from where it is a short leap to:
“Subject to what Chip thinks, I would be inclined to be supportive of the proposal as presented in its current form for the time being.”
And bingo, you are set for success in the legal department of a large financial institution.