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Penicillin Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

genius/geniuses

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00Which one is correct?02br
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00- We're geniuses.02br
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00- We're genius.02br
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00I think the first is correct.02br
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00If so, why "genius" is noun and "smart" is adjective?02br
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02br 02br 00In answer to your other question, that's how language is. I don't think anyone can really answer 01i 00why 02i 00something is now an adjective. "smart" originally was a verb which became adjectival and by extension a noun.

— Feebs11

  • 02br 02br 00In answer to your other question, that's how language is.
  • I don't think anyone can really answer 01i 00why 02i 00something is now an adjective.
  • "smart" originally was a verb which became adjectival and by extension a noun.
  • Its meaning has also evolved and extended.
  • Language changes all the time02br 02br 00Smart: • 01b 00adjective02b 00 01b 00102b 00 clean, tidy, and stylish.
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00In answer to your other question, that's how language is. I don't think anyone can really answer 01i00why 02i00something is now an adjective. "smart" originally was a verb which became adjectival and by extension a noun. Its meaning has also evolved and extended. Language changes all the time02br
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