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Forums => English & Linguistics => Topic started by: Jonathon on February 04, 2005, 11:37:42 AM

Title: Derivational morphology (a game)
Post by: Jonathon on February 04, 2005, 11:37:42 AM

If you haven't noticed, Ruth and I are fond of calling each other "nerd." However, with such frequent use, the word begins to lose its force. To remedy this, we've started applying all kinds of suffixes to expand the word and give it more shades of meaning.

So we started with:
nerd
nerdy
nerdiness

And we've so far created:
nerdly
nerdliness
nerdity
nerditude
nerditudinous
nerdulent
nerdulence

And probably some others that I can't remember offhand. I started wondering what other words this sort of process could easily be applied to. Theoretically, you could do it to just about any word, but which ones work the best? So I decided to make a game out of it. Have at it!

Title: Derivational morphology (a game)
Post by: Brinestone on February 04, 2005, 11:43:25 AM

Your nerditudinousness knows no bounds.

 :wub:  

Title: Derivational morphology (a game)
Post by: Trisha on February 04, 2005, 01:49:14 PM

Don't forget nerdkins.

Title: Derivational morphology (a game)
Post by: Brinestone on February 04, 2005, 02:20:43 PM

How could we forget nerdkins?

<---- horrified

Title: Derivational morphology (a game)
Post by: Jonathon on February 04, 2005, 02:32:00 PM

It was so obvious that my brain just skipped over it.

Title: Derivational morphology (a game)
Post by: Trisha on February 04, 2005, 02:57:48 PM

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How could we forget nerdkins?

For some reason this evokes an image of Jon Boy and Ruth's firstborn sitting alone in a shopping cart.

Title: Derivational morphology (a game)
Post by: Jonathon on February 04, 2005, 03:17:35 PM

:lol: