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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Keepy
speed - speedy
jump - jumpy
leaf - leafy
meat - meaty
weep - weepy
1) What is the linguistic/morphological problem to lack 'keepy', or 'deepy'?
2) What is the equivalent of 'keepy' in English?
jump - jumpy
leaf - leafy
meat - meaty
weep - weepy
1) What is the linguistic/morphological problem to lack 'keepy', or 'deepy'?
2) What is the equivalent of 'keepy' in English?
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Hi, 1) What is the linguistic/morphological problem to lack ' keepy ', or ' deepy '? I would say there is no real reason that these words should not exist, except that most people simply do not say them. In other wordss, they have not beome at all popular.
- Hi, 1) What is the linguistic/morphological problem to lack ' keepy ', or ' deepy '?
- I would say there is no real reason that these words should not exist, except that most people simply do not say them.
- In other wordss, they have not beome at all popular.
- 2) What is the equivalent of ' keepy ' in English?
- A way to describe something that one wants to keep?
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Hi,
1) What is the linguistic/morphological problem to lack 'keepy', or 'deepy'?
I would say there is no real reason that these words should not exist, except that most people simply do not say them. In other wordss, they have not beome at all popular.
2) What is the equivalent of 'keepy' in English?
1) What is the linguistic/morphological problem to lack 'keepy', or 'deepy'?
I would say there is no real reason that these words should not exist, except that most people simply do not say them. In other wordss, they have not beome at all popular.
2) What is the equivalent of 'keepy' in English?
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Thanks, Clive.
I was having in mind a slightly different meaning of 'keepy', like:
jumpy toy
keepy person (but not selfish)
I was having in mind a slightly different meaning of 'keepy', like:
jumpy toy
keepy person (but not selfish)
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Hi,
That's one of the problems in discusssing new words. People can get different ideas about what they mean.
Maybe 'possessive'.
Clive
That's one of the problems in discusssing new words. People can get different ideas about what they mean.
Maybe 'possessive'.
Clive
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There is the construction 'keepie-uppie', but it is a noun.
Is it possible to use 'keepie' separately as an adjective?
Are there other adjectives ending in 'ie'?
Is it possible to use 'keepie' separately as an adjective?
Are there other adjectives ending in 'ie'?
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Hi,
I've never heard 'keepie-uppie' in my life. Why do you think it is a word?
Nor have I ever heard 'keepy' or 'keepie'.
You seem to be inventing words and then asking if it is possible to use them.
I've never heard 'keepie-uppie' in my life. Why do you think it is a word?
Nor have I ever heard 'keepy' or 'keepie'.
You seem to be inventing words and then asking if it is possible to use them.
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Thanks, Clive.
'Keepie-uppie' in uncountable noun describing 'the activity of making a football go up and down in the air many times without touching the ground, using short light kicks to control the ball's movements.'
It is included in the Longman dictionary.
'Keepie-uppie' in uncountable noun describing 'the activity of making a football go up and down in the air many times without touching the ground, using short light kicks to control the ball's movements.'
It is included in the Longman dictionary.
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Hi,
As new words become more used, they gradually start to appear in some dictionaries. This process occurs over a period of time. Some dictionaries are more accepting than others.
Clive
As new words become more used, they gradually start to appear in some dictionaries. This process occurs over a period of time. Some dictionaries are more accepting than others.
Clive
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That's interesting, Clive.
It seems that the evolution of words is like 'big fish eat little fish', i.e. 'big words eat small words'.
Go figure, whenever the masses create a new popular word, the philologists have no other choice but to accept it.
It seems that the evolution of words is like 'big fish eat little fish', i.e. 'big words eat small words'.
Go figure, whenever the masses create a new popular word, the philologists have no other choice but to accept it.
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