GE - Fw: Check your gerunds at the door
Georgia
gritn_tx at yahoo.com
Wed Apr 18 07:55:23 PDT 2001
Sounds as if Strunk/White's publishers have hit on an
insidious marketing scheme. Regardless, they are no
doubt benefiting.
*Gerund: jer'und. A kind of verbal noun, which governs
cases like a verb. [Usually ending in 'ing']
(1831 English Pronouncing Dictionary)
e.g. Playing "Playing the piano is one of his
hobbies".
Georgia
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