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[[Nominalisation]] on steroids. A {{tag|noun}} that should have settled on being a {{tag|verb}} many years ago. | [[Nominalisation]] on steroids. A {{tag|noun}} that should have settled on being a {{tag|verb}} many years ago. | ||
An old favourite, [[applicability]] started out life as a verb (“''[[apply]]''”), became a noun (“''[[application]]''”), reverted back to a verb — albeit a {{tag|passive}} one — (“to be ''[[applicable]]''”), and eventually settled on a life of tedious nounitude in its adult form as “''[[applicability]]''”. | |||
{{c|Plain English}} | {{c|Plain English}} | ||