http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2008/09/i-do-exclaim/ A blog about spelling, punctuation and grammar Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:12:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2008/09/i-do-exclaim/comment-page-1/#comment-801 Chris Frumplington Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:16:00 +0000 http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/blog/?p=262#comment-801 'Slice of crazy' sounds great, doesn't it? And don't worry: the use of 'crazy' as a noun is fine. It's simply an example of 'anthimeria', which means 'substituting one part of speech for another'. ‘Slice of crazy’ sounds great, doesn’t it? And don’t worry: the use of ‘crazy’ as a noun is fine. It’s simply an example of ‘anthimeria’, which means ‘substituting one part of speech for another’.

]]> http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2008/09/i-do-exclaim/comment-page-1/#comment-800 Matthew Sun, 28 Sep 2008 07:28:00 +0000 http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/blog/?p=262#comment-800 This looks like a sign I'd expect to see in China. They love the exclamation mark. This looks like a sign I’d expect to see in China. They love the exclamation mark.

]]> http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2008/09/i-do-exclaim/comment-page-1/#comment-799 JD Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:53:00 +0000 http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/blog/?p=262#comment-799 I think it was Terry Pratchett that wrote: "Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of a diseased mind."<br/><br/>I agree!!!!!!. I think it was Terry Pratchett that wrote: “Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of a diseased mind.”I agree!!!!!!.

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