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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
Is it correct to say 'You're a no-good'?
Is it correct to say You're a no-good in which no-good is used as a noun?
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No. "no-good" will be looking for a noun to modify. , it turns a adjective into something described by that adjective.
- No.
- "no-good" will be looking for a noun to modify.
- , it turns a adjective into something described by that adjective.
- So a no-goodnik is someone up to no good.
- Members of the beat generation were called beatniks.
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No. "no-good" will be looking for a noun to modify.
In informal writing, use "no-goodnik." The -nik is a Slavic or Yiddish suffix of agency, i.e., it turns a adjective into something described by that adjective. So a no-goodnik is someone up to no good. Members of the beat generation were called beatniks. And so on. It has a modestly facetious or diminutive connotation. You wouldn'
In informal writing, use "no-goodnik." The -nik is a Slavic or Yiddish suffix of agency, i.e., it turns a adjective into something described by that adjective. So a no-goodnik is someone up to no good. Members of the beat generation were called beatniks. And so on. It has a modestly facetious or diminutive connotation. You wouldn'
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