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A noun that is formed from a verb and which describes an action. In English it ends in -ing, eg 'the baking of bread' and 'Smoking damages your health'.

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1. Oh my gosh, that is the funniest thing ever! Hitler really screwed the pooch!

   Comment by Tasha — 10th February, 2009 @ 6:46 pm

2. being multilingual, I had to turn off the sound to appreciate the US/UK humour

   Comment by Eunoia — 10th February, 2009 @ 7:18 pm

3. Shouldn’t it be, “Whom do you think you are kidding, Mr. Hitler?”

   Comment by Kerfuffler — 21st February, 2009 @ 5:13 pm

4. Possibly, but the title is a reference to the theme tune from UK sitcom Dad’s Army. So it wouldn’t be right to misquote.

   Comment by Tom — 25th February, 2009 @ 12:41 pm

5. Here is the Dad’s Army title sequence.

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIks1m2NgXc

   Ignore the idiotic pro-hitler comments. I hate youtube sometimes.

   Comment by Gez — 25th February, 2009 @ 12:58 pm

6. Like Eunoia, it was a bit hard for m to pay attention to the humor because I kept thinking “those subs aren’t right!” or “But German doesn’t even have a you’re/your confusion?”

   Still, that is Grammar Nazism at its best.

   Comment by Suzanne — 9th March, 2009 @ 3:19 am

7. @ Tom: That video got pulled because of a copyright claim, and I guess all the pro-Nazi comments went with it. I guess that overweening copyright legislation is good for SOMETHING sometimes!

   Comment by Jiheishou Daigakusha — 19th January, 2011 @ 9:47 pm

8. Odlicansajt o crtanim filmovima

   Comment by crtani — 20th November, 2011 @ 6:21 pm

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