Kurtagag@lemmy.ca to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoWhats your favourite four letter word?81512
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Show Contenthallettj@leminal.spaceEnglish5·3 months agoThis is a lovely write-up! I have one nit to pick: I think “Mary was fucked by John” is a passive-voice use of the transitive verb. OTOH “This guy fucks.” is unambiguously intransitive.
Show ContentNichtElias@sh.itjust.works4·3 months agoAlso in “John really gives a fuck,” and “Mary really doesn’t give a fuck,” fuck is a noun and the verb is give
This is a lovely write-up! I have one nit to pick: I think “Mary was fucked by John” is a passive-voice use of the transitive verb. OTOH “This guy fucks.” is unambiguously intransitive.
Also in “John really gives a fuck,” and “Mary really doesn’t give a fuck,” fuck is a noun and the verb is give