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===[[Effect]]ing a nominalisation: grammatical cross-dressing=== | ===[[Effect]]ing a nominalisation: grammatical cross-dressing<ref>Not that there’s anything wrong with cross-dressing, mind.</ref>=== | ||
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]]: | ||
:{{plain|effect the conversion of shares|convert the shares}} | |||
===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||