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258400 2004-08-05 08:12:00 > Quite a few words fit the format

Hi R2, out of curiosity, what other words change from a verb to a noun when you capitalise the first letter?
andrew93 (249)
258401 2004-08-05 08:19:00 Fart Megaman (344)
258402 2004-08-05 08:50:00 Dove (a bird), dove (action of diving)
Invalid (a handicapped person), invalid (descriptor of being not valid)
Wound (an injury), wound (action of winding something round it)
Lead (metal), lead (action of guiding)

And many, many others...
godfather (25)
258403 2004-08-05 09:02:00 Ooo-er, godfather
Bet you don't say dove when swimming (unless you have American roots you're keeping quiet?)
And your 2nd invalid was an adjective when I went to school...unless you were invalided out of the army?
Liked the last 2, though
Laura (43)
258404 2004-08-05 09:11:00 But on 2nd thoughts, they're all wrong.
Andrew's question relates to capitalising.
Polish still the only one correct so far...
Laura (43)
258405 2004-08-05 10:19:00 reading. Reading. exLL (515)
258406 2004-08-05 10:26:00 > But on 2nd thoughts, they're all wrong.
> Andrew's question relates to capitalising.
> Polish still the only one correct so far...

You're on to it Laura - I once read this in a book by Isaac Asimov years and years ago and have yet to find another verb whose meaning is changed into a noun by capitalsing the first letter.
andrew93 (249)
258407 2004-08-05 10:30:00 > reading. Reading.

Looks like there is a number 2.
andrew93 (249)
258408 2004-08-05 10:36:00 This word changes you don't have capitalise the letters

BUZZ, the busy F word.

Perhaps one of the most interesting words in the English language today
is the word BUZZ.

Out of all the English words that begin with the letter F, BUZZ is the
only word that is referred to as the F word. it's the one magical word.

Just by it's sound it can describe pain, pleasure, hate and love. BUZZ
as most words in the English language is derived from German, the word
FLECKIN which means to strike. In English BUZZ falls into many
grammatical categories.

As a transitive verb for instance,
John BUZZed Shirley

As an intransitive verb
Shirley BUZZs

It's meanings are not always sexual, It can be used
as an adjective, such as,
John's doing all the BUZZing work

As part of a adverb
Shirley talks too BUZZing much

As an adverb enhancing a adjective
Shirley is BUZZing beautiful

As a noun
I don't give a BUZZ

As part of a word
abso-BUZZing-lutely or in-BUZZing-credible

And almost every word in a sentence
BUZZ the BUZZing BUZZers

As you must realize there aren't too many words with the versatility of
BUZZ, as in these example describing situations such as,

fraud I got BUZZed at the used car lot.
dismay Oh BUZZ it.
trouble I guess I'm really BUZZed now.
aggression don't BUZZ with me buddy.
difficulty I don't understand this BUZZing question.
inquiry who the BUZZ was that?
dissatisfaction, I don't like what the BUZZ is going on here.
incompetence he's a BUZZ off.
dismissal why don't you go outside and play hide and go BUZZ
yourself.

I'm sure you can think of many more examples,

With all of these multipurpose applications how can anyone be offended
when you use the word, we say use this unique flexible word more often
in your daily speech, it will identify the quality of your character
immediately. Say it loudly and proudly "BUZZ YOU !!"
Earnie Moore (5918)
258409 2004-08-05 10:40:00 And as Emporer Hirohito said to his deputy on August 6th, 1945 : "What the BUZZ was that?" andrew93 (249)
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