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Lagataw Posted 16 years ago
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The adjective "busy"
A: What do you think of this shirt?
B: I don't know. It just seems busy to me.
I know busy in this context is used to mean "be cluttered with detail". I just have a couple of questions though.
1. Can we use the adjective busy to describe the shirt itself or the design (i.e. a busy design)?
2. Shouldn't the adjective busy (in this context) be always followed by the noun it modifies (i.e. It's a busy design. and not The design is busy.)?
Thanks a bunch!
B: I don't know. It just seems busy to me.
I know busy in this context is used to mean "be cluttered with detail". I just have a couple of questions though.
1. Can we use the adjective busy to describe the shirt itself or the design (i.e. a busy design)?
2. Shouldn't the adjective busy (in this context) be always followed by the noun it modifies (i.e. It's a busy design. and not The design is busy.)?
Thanks a bunch!
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1. e. -- 'A busy shirt' does mean 'a busy design' on the shirt.
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- -- 'A busy shirt' does mean 'a busy design' on the shirt.
- Natural speech allows for common sense.
- Few native speakers would bother to add 'design'.
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1. Can we use the adjective busy to describe the shirt itself or the design (i.e. a busy design)?-- 'A busy shirt' does mean 'a busy design' on the shirt. Natural speech allows for common sense. Few native speakers would bother to add 'design'.
2. Shouldn't the adjective busy (in this context) be always followed by the noun it modifies (i.e. It's a busy design. and not The
2. Shouldn't the adjective busy (in this context) be always followed by the noun it modifies (i.e. It's a busy design. and not The
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