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Holiday is a noun

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limon · 14/04/2017 08:43

Not a fucking verb!you cannot holiday any more than you can road.

You can take a holiday.

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Trills · 14/04/2017 08:46

Verbification of nouns has a long and noble tradition.

Trills · 14/04/2017 08:48

I've found an article in the New York Times you might like, but it's complaining about the opposite - using verbs as nouns.

MaisyPops · 14/04/2017 08:48

Not as irritating as somebody 'podiumed' or 'medalled' during the Olympic commentary.

Some verbs as nouns work e.g. Google, to Google something but others just sound silly to me.

Guitargirl · 14/04/2017 08:49

Surely you can 'holiday' in the same way you can 'party'

Trills · 14/04/2017 08:50

You gotta fight
For your right
To hooooooooooooooooooooooooooliDAY

claraschu · 14/04/2017 08:56

Good article, Trills.

limon · 14/04/2017 09:23

You can't party either. You can have a party...

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limon · 14/04/2017 09:24

Nor can you parent....

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