Machination as a non-count noun
What do y'all think about this usage of 'machination'?
I blame white mala?s? for white declin?, not J?w?sh machination.
To my ear, it's unexpected but not too odd. But then, my ear has played tricks on me before...
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lOvVraTESsS1110 What do y'all think about this usage of 'machination'? use I see nothing wrong, but let's verify: "The action or process of plotting or contriving; intrigue, scheming. " ( OED ) They call it rare because the plural is so usual, but they list a citation from 1989, so not all that rare.
- lOvVraTESsS1110 What do y'all think about this usage of 'machination'?
- use I see nothing wrong, but let's verify: "The action or process of plotting or contriving; intrigue, scheming.
- " ( OED ) They call it rare because the plural is so usual, but they list a citation from 1989, so not all that rare.
- You have used it to stay parallel with "malaise", so you are on solid ground.
- It seemed perfectly normal to me on first reading, and on subsequent ones.
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lOvVraTESsS1110What do y'all think about this usage of 'machination'?
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I see nothing wrong, but let's verify:
"The action or process of plotting or contriving; intrigue, scheming. Now rare." (OED)
They call it rare because the plural is so usual, but they list a citation from 1989, so not all that rare. You have used it to
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