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Mr. Tom Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

The use of funniness/hilarity

Hi

Would you say that the use of funniness/hilarity sounds OK to your native ears?

1) No one found an iota of funniness in his joke/remarks/action.

2) No one found an iota of hilarity in his joke/remarks/action.

Any suggestions are welcome.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Hi, Would you say that the use of funniness/hilarity sounds OK to your native ears? They are OK. 1) No one found an iota of funniness in his joke/remarks/action.

— Clive

  • Hi, Would you say that the use of funniness/hilarity sounds OK to your native ears?
  • They are OK.
  • 1) No one found an iota of funniness in his joke/remarks/action.
  • I'd say 'humour' would be more commonly used here than 'funniness'.
  • But very common is No one thought his joke/remarks/action was funny at all.
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Hi,

Would you say that the use of funniness/hilarity sounds OK to your native ears? They are OK.

1) No one found an iota of funniness in his joke/remarks/action. I'd say 'humour' would be more commonly used here than 'funniness'. But very common is

No one thought his joke/remarks/action was funny at all.



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Thanks, Clive.

So, am I to understand that fun and funniness are two different nouns of the same adjective, funny?

Tom
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Mr. TomThanks, Clive.

So, am I to understand that fun and funniness are two different nouns of the same adjective, funny?

Tom

No, "fun" and "funny" are not linked.

Funny has to do with humor and things that make you laugh. It is linked to funniness, but "funny" is much more common than the noun form.
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