Razors Edge ★ Posted March 2, 2022 Share #1 Posted March 2, 2022 So, @MoseySusan, what do we call it when we add or change a verb during conjugation? We add an "s" to the he/she/it in the examples below, but normally, for Wordle, I would say (like adding an "s") that PLURALS are not likely answers, but it's not a plural. In Wordle, is it more that the root verb is used only, and not any derivative from conjugation? And tilt and list are "regular verbs", but what about irregular ones? I tilt You (singular) tilt He/she/it tilts We tilt You (plural) tilt They tilt ...or... I list You (singular) list He/she/it lists We list You (plural) list They list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted March 2, 2022 Share #2 Posted March 2, 2022 Verbs have forms used to communicate tense (time the action takes place). Changes in spelling create the different forms. Your conjugation above is in the simple present tense, and we change from the base form to the -s form with a singular subject in the simple present tense. I call it “change the form” when adding an -s or an -en. If there’s a specific word for that, I don’t use it. EDIT: Those changes are called inflections, but I’ve not heard anyone say “let’s inflect this verb”. None of my professors used it, not even “Mr. Oxford”, who made a point of telling us every time we met that he graduated from Oxford. I think he felt insecure that his Oxford education got him all the way to a position in the English department at University of Southern Colorado. Like we were supposed to feel blessed that he was slumming it in Pueblo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted March 2, 2022 Share #3 Posted March 2, 2022 this thread is way above my skill level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted March 2, 2022 Share #4 Posted March 2, 2022 3 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said: this thread is way above my skill level It’s just words for stuff you know and use every day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted March 2, 2022 Share #5 Posted March 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said: this thread is way above my skill level I think these types of things should be banned. It's best for everybody, really. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 2, 2022 Share #6 Posted March 2, 2022 2 hours ago, bikeman564™ said: this thread is way above my skill level It is way above my annoyance level. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted March 2, 2022 Share #7 Posted March 2, 2022 3 minutes ago, Randomguy said: It is way above my annoyance level. have a zima 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 2, 2022 Author Share #8 Posted March 2, 2022 5 minutes ago, Randomguy said: It is way above my annoyance level. You and Don should form a club! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted March 2, 2022 Share #9 Posted March 2, 2022 3 hours ago, bikeman564™ said: this thread is way above my skill level It gave me a headache. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted March 2, 2022 Share #10 Posted March 2, 2022 @Razors Edge conjugated a regular verb in the simple present tense. It's huge fun to conjugate a list of irregular English verbs in 12 tenses! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 2, 2022 Author Share #11 Posted March 2, 2022 8 minutes ago, MoseySusan said: @Razors Edge conjugated a regular verb in the simple present tense. It's huge fun to conjugate a list of irregular English verbs in 12 tenses! "The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted March 2, 2022 Share #12 Posted March 2, 2022 1 minute ago, Razors Edge said: "The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well." Best get started. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted March 3, 2022 Share #13 Posted March 3, 2022 5 hours ago, MoseySusan said: Best get started. Good to give useful reference, MoseySusan. Some people here might actually refer to it occasionally. It's been ages I've looked at Fowler's word usage. I'm such a fogey from decades ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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