A recent post about phrases like ‘my homework needs done’
makes me wonder if there’s a word, analogous to ‘elision’,
for excision of a word or words. Why not a Board Index category for ‘Vocabulary’? Not etymology, but usage of the familiar, and discovery of the un-.
Vocabulary
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Re: Vocabulary
No idea why I didn't say this when I first thought it, but...; wouldn't this fall nicely under the Grammar section? Words and how to use them, or not use them.
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Re: Vocabulary
Well, the main point was not the usage, but looking for a word for it.
Re: Vocabulary
Ellipsis?A recent post about phrases like ‘my homework needs done’
makes me wonder if there’s a word, analogous to ‘elision’,
for excision of a word or words.
In the following link, this construction is referred to as "need + V-en":
https://ygdp.yale.edu/phenomena/needs-washed
Re: Vocabulary
Thanks much for the article.
And I do believe ‘ellipsis’ serves perfectly. Apparently, I was mistaken, always associating the word the the familiar three or four dots.
And I do believe ‘ellipsis’ serves perfectly. Apparently, I was mistaken, always associating the word the the familiar three or four dots.
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