[New-Poetry] Parts of Speech Question

[Bob Grumman]

On 10/30/2010 9:42 PM, John Jeffrey wrote:
> Things get sticky with intent.  I say it's an adjective because of the 
> phrase you used, "the spoken word."  To me, that phrase has lost all 
> active intent, like the phrases "the written word" or "the printed 
> word."  When we say "the printed word," we're not really implying 
> those giant spinning printers seen in the movies.  "Printed," in that 
> phrase, having lost all it's verbal qualities, has been tossed out of 
> the verb club.  "Spoken," in "the spoken word," is also out of the club.
>
> Then again, yes, it is a participle because it's derived from a verb.  
> So if you want to get all exact about it...
>
> But I'm still sticking with adjective.
>
> (Poor Bob, with your propensity to want to "taxonomify" everything and 
> have it all in nice, neat piles, I'd steer clear of grammar.)


Thanks, John.

--Bob
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