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Verbs

A list of 26 words by jennarenn.

About

I love verbs. When I was younger (MUCH younger), I decided to write a new language. Laugh if you will. Although I was facinated by the sheer number of verbs, the realization of the scope of the project was enough to put me off. Still, language remains an amazing tribute to the human mind. Here are some select A verbs. I wouldn't suject you to them all.

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  • reesetee commented on the list verbs

    jennarenn, how far did you get in your new language? Would love to see some of *those* words! :-)

    February 2, 2007

  • jennarenn commented on the list verbs

    I got as far as making a list of verbs that I needed to work on. :) I realized that no matter what system I used, it would still be based on either English or French. After that, the whole thing seem phony. I just love A verbs for the memories.

    February 8, 2007

  • seanahan commented on the list verbs

    Can absent be a verb?

    February 8, 2007

  • jennarenn commented on the list verbs

    You can absent yourself from a meeting, etc. The fact that it's not usually used in that sense is what makes that one so neat. :)

    February 8, 2007

  • seanahan commented on the list verbs

    I've never heard anyone use "absent yourself". I think they would say "be absent from a meeting".

    February 9, 2007

  • jennarenn commented on the list verbs

    Well, absent is in most of the online dictionaries as a transitive verb. Dictionary.com even uses the example of absenting oneself from a meeting. It’s pretty formal. I’ve heard it only a few times in real life, usually coming from an English teacher. :)

    February 10, 2007

  • chained_bear commented on the list verbs

    I've heard it quite a few times and used it myself once or twice, e.g. "I'll absent myself from this meeting since I have another meeting in ten minutes." I hear it used along the lines of "recuse oneself."

    February 18, 2007

  • uselessness commented on the list verbs

    So does this use mean "to leave a meeting while it's in progress," or "to never go to the meeting?" I would assume that absent refers to never having arrived in the first place.

    February 18, 2007

  • palooka commented on the list verbs

    I did the same thing - try to devise a new language. It gave me an appreciation for the structure & incredible variety of English.

    February 18, 2007

  • uselessness commented on the list verbs

    Y'all know about Esperanto? One of the few made-up languages that actually caught on and is used around the world.

    February 18, 2007

  • reesetee commented on the list verbs

    I've seen absent used in a slightly different way: "Absent credible evidence, we'll have to acquit him." Not used very often in common speech--I've only read it this way. We don't run around the office speaking that way, for example, even if we absent ourselves from meetings. ;-)

    February 18, 2007

  • jennarenn commented on the list verbs

    Actually, Esperanto was my inspiration. Silly young thing that I was, I wanted to see if I could do it too.

    February 19, 2007