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mister_doublea Trick Member
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0. Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 7:15 pm Post subject: Can DDR be used as a verb? |
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Example: Anybody here DDR? (Does this work? I don't know if you can really call DDR a verb, but it is an action.) _________________
)D(D)R(!)K(I)D( wrote: | Nyanko Pudding wrote: | Well, you could use any noun as a verb; it's not like the grammar police are going to find you and kick your ass. |
Someone has obviously never met the grammer police ::points at Nyanko Pudding:: |
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BraveLittleToaster Trick Member
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1. Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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Just say, does anyone here play ddr? Its one more word. |
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mister_doublea Trick Member
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2. Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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That's not the point; I just want to know if you CAN use it. _________________
)D(D)R(!)K(I)D( wrote: | Nyanko Pudding wrote: | Well, you could use any noun as a verb; it's not like the grammar police are going to find you and kick your ass. |
Someone has obviously never met the grammer police ::points at Nyanko Pudding:: |
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3. Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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DDR is a game, and games are nouns.
So, no.
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Synaesthesia Trick Member
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4. Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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"DDR" is an abbreviation, and thus cannot be considered a word, much less a part of speech. Even if you tried to say "Dance Dance Revolutionizing" (needs the "iz" for proper construction), I believe that might be considered a gerund. (e.g., "Dance Dance Revolutionizing induces fatigue." The 3 words together are the subject (a gerund), "induces" is the verb, and "fatigue" is the direct object.) If you tried to say, "I am Dance Dance Revolutionizing," "Revolutionizing" becomes a present participle, but the sentence does not make sense. What are you revolutionizing? That sentence alone needs a direct object, such as "I am Dance Dance Revolutionizing the pad." That being said, why don't you just let it go, and let "DDR" remain an abbreviation for a noun, and keep nouns and verbs separate? _________________
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BeyondDark Trick Member
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5. Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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I think "DDR" can be used as a verb. I'm always telling my friends' "Hey, let's go DDR it up." That's a verbecular(yes i just made that word up) context, right? And why does the DDR announcer say "Let's DDR!" This is said as "Let us DDR"...whereas "let" and "DDR" are the two verbs in this phrase. Grammar. |
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BeyondDark Trick Member
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6. Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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yes i know "grammar" in itself cannot be used as a complete sentence; therefore it is an oxymoron...or something...whatever |
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7. Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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xxPinkeh Trick Member
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9. Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 7:11 am Post subject: |
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Ofcourse you can use it! Who's stopping you? Lets go DDR! I love to DDR! I like to DDR in my spare time. The possibilities are endless.
Is it considered correct? o_o probably not. But just cuz its not right doesn't mean you can't use it...
Rules are meant to be broken. |
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10. Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 7:31 am Post subject: |
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It sounds kind of stupid as a verb. _________________
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tis kelly Trick Member
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11. Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 8:12 am Post subject: |
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Well, you could use any noun as a verb; it's not like the grammar police are going to find you and kick your ass. However, it sounds really stupid. So, can you? Yes. Should you? No. |
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14. Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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BeyondDark wrote: | And why does the DDR announcer say "Let's DDR!" This is said as "Let us DDR"...whereas "let" and "DDR" are the two verbs in this phrase. Grammar. |
Why does he say it? Because he's not an authority on English grammar, nor is he bound by it. Ergo, he makes up words, defies grammar rules, and such because that's what most people seem to do these days in any case. _________________
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tis kelly Trick Member
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15. Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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Synaesthesia wrote: | As I said in my previous post, you can't use it in accordance with actual rules of grammar. Obviously, you're free to use it as a slang term in everyday conversation--I would just make fun of you if I heard it said in such context. |
Ditto. [/being pedantic] |
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17. Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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DarkIcarus wrote: | xxPinkeh wrote: | Lets go DDR! I love to DDR! I like to DDR in my spare time.
Is it considered correct? o_o probably not. But just cuz its not right doesn't mean you can't use it...
Rules are meant to be broken. |
In these examples no rules are broken, but you aren't using DDR as the verb either. In your first example GO is the verb and in your second and third TO |
"To" isn't a verb, it's a preposition. In the last two sentences, "DDR" is the verb. But you're right, in the first sentence, "DDR" is used as a noun (an activity). |
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18. Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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you can use it for anything your heart desire. _________________
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)D(D)R(!)K(I)D( Trick Member
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19. Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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Nyanko Pudding wrote: | Well, you could use any noun as a verb; it's not like the grammar police are going to find you and kick your ass. |
Someone has obviously never met the grammer police ::points at Nyanko Pudding:: |
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