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Seagull Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
A is very fun
Do you think the expression "A is very fun" is grammatically correct? I learned at school that "A is very fun" is wrong because "fun" is a noun, not an adjective. However, it seems that more and more people, including native speakers, are using this form these days. What do you think?
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The online version of the Oxford Dictionary has this to say: The use of fun as an adjective meaning ‘enjoyable,’ as in 'we had a fun evening', is now established in informal use. The comparative and superlative forms funner and funnest are sometimes used but should be restricted to very informal contexts. A is fun sounds fine to me, but A is very fun does not.
- The online version of the Oxford Dictionary has this to say: The use of fun as an adjective meaning ‘enjoyable,’ as in 'we had a fun evening', is now established in informal use.
- The comparative and superlative forms funner and funnest are sometimes used but should be restricted to very informal contexts.
- A is fun sounds fine to me, but A is very fun does not.
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The online version of the Oxford Dictionary has this to say:
The use of fun as an adjective meaning ‘enjoyable,’ as in 'we had a fun evening', is now established in informal use. The comparative and superlative forms funner and funnest are sometimes used but should be restricted to very informal contexts.
A is fun sounds fine to me, but A is very fun do
The use of fun as an adjective meaning ‘enjoyable,’ as in 'we had a fun evening', is now established in informal use. The comparative and superlative forms funner and funnest are sometimes used but should be restricted to very informal contexts.
A is fun sounds fine to me, but A is very fun do
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American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 1992, includes fun as an adjective, in informal usage. I like this dictionary because it is more descriptive that prescriptive. You are right: many more people use it this way.
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I understand.
Thank you so much indeed, Blue Jay and Philip. I've learned a lot.
Thank you so much indeed, Blue Jay and Philip. I've learned a lot.
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