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{{pe}}{{g}}{{tag|Nominalisation}} — itself, a nominalisation of the verb to | {{pe}}{{g}}{{tag|Nominalisation}} — itself, a nominalisation of the verb to “nominalise”<ref>[[Goedel]] would be pleased.</ref> — is the act, as adored by [[mediocre lawyer|solicitors]] as it is loathed by anyone who cares for the English language, of gutting a precise {{tag|verb}}, by converting it into a {{tag|noun}} and jamming a general {{tag|verb}} in front of it. | ||
Or should I say: | Or should I say: | ||
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*[[gerund]]s | *[[gerund]]s | ||
*[[infinitive]]s | *[[infinitive]]s | ||
*simple verbs: to ''be'', to ''have'', to ''do'', to ''make'' or, most hideous of all, to ''[[effect]]''. | |||
===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||
:{{plain|[[have visibility of]]|see}} | :{{plain|[[have visibility of]]|see}} | ||