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[[Nominalisation]] is the act, as adored by [[mediocre lawyer|solicitors]] as it is loathed by anyone | [[Nominalisation]] is the act, as adored by [[mediocre lawyer|solicitors]] as it is loathed by anyone who cares for the English language, of emasculating a perfectly usable {{tag|verb}} by converting it into a {{tag|noun}} (or {{tag|adjective}}) and jamming a more boring {{tag|verb}} in front of it. | ||
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:''[[Nominalisation]] is the act, which induces adoration in [[mediocre lawyer|solicitors]] as much as it effects a sensation of loathing in anyone having a fondness for the English language, of vouchsafing the emasculation of a perfectly usable {{tag|verb}} by effecting its conversion into a {{tag|noun}} (or {{tag|adjective}}) and ensuring the jammery of a more boring {{tag|verb}} in front of it.'' | |||
Dead give aways: the string “''ion of'' | |||
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===[[Effect]]ing a nominalisation: grammatical cross-dressing=== | ===[[Effect]]ing a nominalisation: grammatical cross-dressing=== | ||
The worst kind of nominalisation goes a step further: not only must the poor {{tag|verb}} dress up as a noun; an equally unsuspecting {{tag|noun}} must behave like a verb. “[[Effect]]” is this kind of [[nominalisation]]. | The worst kind of nominalisation goes a step further: not only must the poor {{tag|verb}} dress up as a noun; an equally unsuspecting {{tag|noun}} must behave like a verb. “[[Effect]]” is this kind of [[nominalisation]]. | ||