44 min
Episode 32 - Schrödinger’s Adjective and Three Other Pieces of Grammar Philosophy The Clark and Miller English Podcast
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Why is the past tense not the past tense?
Why are "done," "swum" and "gone" just adjectives dressing up as verbs so they can get into a "verbs only" party?
How do you hide yourself in a sentence that isn't about you?
And did you know that the future doesn't exist in English, and we have no way of expressing the future?
Let's take a look at the world of philosophical grammar and discover imposters, impossibilities and Schrödinger's adjective, whatever that is ...
... or isn't.
Audio credit: Sweet by bensound.com
Why is the past tense not the past tense?
Why are "done," "swum" and "gone" just adjectives dressing up as verbs so they can get into a "verbs only" party?
How do you hide yourself in a sentence that isn't about you?
And did you know that the future doesn't exist in English, and we have no way of expressing the future?
Let's take a look at the world of philosophical grammar and discover imposters, impossibilities and Schrödinger's adjective, whatever that is ...
... or isn't.
Audio credit: Sweet by bensound.com
44 min