Grammar

How is normally not used before nouns, and except for some informal uses, fun is a noun. In other words, you cannot say: how money, how information, how books if you mean 'what a lot' or 'such a lot' or something similar. Yiou can of course say: I can't understand how money spoiled our relationship.

You can say: It was great fun! It was such a

Hi,

Just to elaborate, the word 'fun' is often used today as an adjective, particularly by younger people.

eg That was a fun movie.

One posssible factor may be that the word is so short, compared to comparable existing adjectives like 'enjoyable'.

If this trend continues, then I think that one day dictionaries will begin to list 'fun' as both a noun and

CliveIf this trend continues, then I think that one day dictionaries will begin to list 'fun' as both a noun and an adjective, and people will stop saying that 'How fun!' is wrong.

Hi Clive

Dictionaries already do that:
fun
–n.
1. something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
2. enjoyment or

Hi CB,

I was hoping they'd wait until I'm not here any more.

Perhaps one day they will stop calling it 'informal'.

Clive

If a person is having a lot of fun doing something, some native speakers will exclaim: "What fun (this is)!" or "What fun (we're having)!"