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Hi!Are these phrases ok?'I can give you rich undreamed of' - rich as a noun?'or I can give you hurt unbeared of' - hurt as a noun?'I have my baseborn army underdeveloping somewhere in this world'- baseborn used correctly?'The math question is so clouding' - clouding used correctly?'My grand father had fathered my father, and now he's fathering me how to father my son to father his'- Is this ok?'flamboyant'- does this word mean gay looking?'hopping about on one leg'- is this the same meaning as 'jumping about on one leg'?'he's about to flush our squad's total reputation down the toilet, with pee in it'- is this ok for meaning bringing down a reputation to nothing? suggestion?Thanks in advance- Terr

Marius Hancu · Accepted Answer

flamboyant'- does this word mean gay looking? NO, flashy, read your dictionaries

BarbaraPA · Answer

'I can give you rich undreamed of' - rich as a noun? Riches.

'or I can give you hurt unbeared of' - hurt as a noun? I can cause you unbearable pain

'I have my baseborn army underdeveloping somewhere in this world'- baseborn used correctly? What are you trying to say? What does "underdeveloping" mean?

'The math question is so clouding' - clouding used correctly? No. Try confusing.

'My grand father had fathered my father, and now he's fathering me how to father my son to father his'- Is this ok? I'm sorry, but this makes NO sense. Are you talking about "raising"?

'flamboyant'- does this word mean gay looking? Despire MH's refuting this, if you describe a man as being flamboyant in appearance, I'm going to make some assumptions about his sexual orientation.

'hopping about on one leg'- is this the same meaning as 'jumping about on one leg'? Yes. Hopping by definition is on one leg.

'he's about to flush our squad's total reputation down the toilet, with pee in it'- is this ok for meaning bringing down a reputation to nothing? suggestion? You don't need the "with pee in it." It ends up making it childish sounding. I would also omit the word "total."

Anonymous · Answer

Grammar Geek'I can give you rich undreamed of' - rich as a noun? Riches.

'or I can give you hurt unbeared of' - hurt as a noun? I can cause you unbearable pain

'I have my baseborn army underdeveloping somewhere in this world'- baseborn used correctly? What are you trying to say? What does "underdeveloping" mean?

'The math question is so clouding' - clouding used correctly? No. Try confusing.

'My grand father had fathered my father, and now he's fathering me how to father my son to father his'- Is this ok? I'm sorry, but this makes NO sense. Are you talking about "raising"?

'flamboyant'- does this word mean gay looking? Despire MH's refuting this, if you describe a man as being flamboyant in appearance, I'm going to make some assumptions about his sexual orientation.

'hopping about on one leg'- is this the same meaning as 'jumping about on one leg'? Yes. Hopping by definition is on one leg.

'he's about to flush our squad's total reputation down the toilet, with pee in it'- is this ok for meaning bringing down a reputation to nothing? suggestion? You don't need the "with pee in it." It ends up making it childish sounding. I would also omit the word "total."

1)Is 'rich' in pural form is the only way to make it a noun? 2)My question is can 'hurt' being used as a noun. 3)Oh my apology, I thought underdevelopment is word and so forth underdeveloping should be a verb, I was trying to say 'a secret army is being develope secretly somewhere in this world'. In the original context, it was 'baseborn son', I think 'baseborn' mean 'raised secretly', so I asked whether I can use the word in my way. 4)Question is clouding isn't good, but how about 'I'm clouded by the math question'? But aren't they mean the same IF the latter is okay? 5)Does 'father' as a verb include the meaning 'telling your children what to do'? 6)The original context is this: 'The man came with an excellent reputation, and his FLAMBOYANT braavosi appearance was well suited to 's slender blade'. Since this man is matching with a girl, I suppose it's save to believe he's straight but the way this author using an exagerratting way to highlight this man's dressing style had me thinking if the word 'flamboyant' has potential meaning to add 'extra' tone to the character. I guess I just wanted to see how the publicity see in this term. At least now I see splitted comments. 7)Now I see, thanks! 8)Thanks!

BarbaraPA · Answer

1)Is 'rich' in pural form is the only way to make it a noun? Yes, "riches" is a noun. "Rich" is not.

2)My question is can 'hurt' being used as a noun. Yes, as in "I"m sorry for the hurt I caused you," but that's usually emotional pain.

3)Oh my apology, I thought underdevelopment is word and so forth underdeveloping should be a verb, I was trying to say 'a secret army is being develope secretly somewhere in this world'. In the original context, it was 'baseborn son', I think 'baseborn' mean 'raised secretly', so I asked whether I can use the word in my way. Baseborn is a rather old-fashioned word and sounds like they were born to poor people, perhaps as ********, but without class or good breeding. If he referred to his "baseborn son" I exepct he had a child with some peasant woman. "Even now my secret army is forming."

4)Question is clouding isn't good, but how about 'I'm clouded by the math question'? But aren't they mean the same IF the latter is okay? Clouded isn't used that way. Use "confused."

5)Does 'father' as a verb include the meaning 'telling your children what to do'? Usually if you "father" someone you are a man who makes a woman pregnant. I don't have a good word to use to mean what you want. Perhaps someone else will suggest one.

6)The original context is this: 'The man came with an excellent reputation, and his FLAMBOYANT braavosi appearance was well suited to 's slender blade'. Since this man is matching with a girl, I suppose it's save to believe he's straight but the way this author using an exagerratting way to highlight this man's dressing style had me thinking if the word 'flamboyant' has potential meaning to add 'extra' tone to the character. I guess I just wanted to see how the publicity see in this term. At least now I see splitted comments. As I said, I would make assumptions, but other clues in context would contribute to my impression.

Terr3 · Answer

Hi Grammar Geek:
1), 2), 4), 5), 6) Thank you, these are solved.

3) My only problem remain on this one, for the word 'baseborn son', or '******** son' as alternative. So a man have a son with some woman other than his own wife, if the woman is from lower class that turns the son a ********, what happen if the woman is a rich one, does that make the son ******** too? Does it make any difference if the woman is a prostitude? Thanks again -Terr

BarbaraPA · Answer

A ******* (not sure if the ** will appear) is simply a child whose parents are not married. If a man has a baby with a rich woman he is not married to, that baby is still a *******, yes. It's rarely used in the U.S. anymore as a simple statement of fact - it is almost always perjorative, and I bet 99% of the people who are called that name came from a married union.

"Baseborn" sounds like something from the Middle Ages. You would never use that in modern conversation. So I don't know what novel you're reading, but you'll need the context for it.

Terr3 · Answer

Hi Grammar Geek

I'm well awared of the negativeless, thanks the explanation is very detailed. So as a matter of fact, whether the man was married in the first place or not isn't the question, if he has a son before he marrys a woman, that'll turn the son a ******** as well, now this is not the same from where I from, the very first son a man have would never be called ******** in whichever case. I've heard people called Superman's son (in the new movie) a ******** son , I thought I was missing something since it appeared to me Superman never had any son. Now this all make sense, thanks again. -Terr

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