Linguists.
I like to restaurant-hop. In October 2008, I will probably also like to bar-hop. In the meanwhile, I like to blog-hop. The different writers out there have amazing experiences, and luckily, they like to link to each other. One blog I’ve visited in the recent days has a name that’s bothered me for awhile, though.
No, I’m not going to say it. It won’t do to call out random bloggers online. No, I save my critique for those who are Bad. At life. Anyway, the blog’s name is three nouns in a row, but the first two are used as descriptors. It had gnawed at me for awhile, but today in the shower, I finally realized why. There is an adjective form of the first noun. My brain craves an adjective, but she gave me a noun!
Let’s examine, shall we?
- Ace Ventura, pet detective. He’s not a pet who is a detective. He’s a pervert who detects pets!
- Harriet the Spy, girl detective. Not a girly detective. Not a pervert who detects girls, though, either.
These two examples don’t really do the conundrum justice. Let’s see. Three nouns in a row, à la Gnawing Blogger. Hm. I might have referenced cunning linguists up top, but I’m neither cunning nor linguistic right now. Ooh. Maybe I can use that. Let’s see.
Linguist Cookie Lover
Yup. That’s exactly right. Doesn’t that just cry out, “TOO MANY NOUNS!” to you?
