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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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What's the deal with fun?

A friend writes "it is so fun to see....." Every time I see fun used like this, it seems there should be "much" in front of it. My head tells me its wrong to leave out the "much" but I don't know why. Help.
  

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I think it's because "fun" doesn't naturally want to be an adjective when it's used after the noun. For example, "a fun day out" seems fine (adjectival "fun"),* but in "the day out was fun" I perceive "fun" to be a noun. ".

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  • I think it's because "fun" doesn't naturally want to be an adjective when it's used after the noun.
  • For example, "a fun day out" seems fine (adjectival "fun"),* but in "the day out was fun" I perceive "fun" to be a noun.
  • ".
  • Therefore "It is so fun to see", which requires "fun" to be an adjective, sounds strange (well, it does to me and you, though obviously not to everyone).
  • *Edit: Actually, I'm not sure if (to me) "fun" is truly an adjective even here.
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I think it's because "fun" doesn't naturally want to be an adjective when it's used after the noun. For example, "a fun day out" seems fine (adjectival "fun"),* but in "the day out was fun" I perceive "fun" to be a noun. Ditto for "it is fun to see...". Therefore "It is so fun to see", which requires "fun" to be an adjective, sounds strange (well, it does to me and you, though obviously not to ev
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