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The word is now more meme than noun, perhaps more color than concept.
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Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Enlarge / Math for English Majors talks about numbers as nouns, verbs as calculations, and algebra as grammar.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2024
Many of the events and organizations below live out a favorite maxim of the late congressman and judge Abner Mikva: democracy is not a noun but a verb.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2024
Inspired by her French 101-level understanding of masculine and feminine nouns, Emily floats a clever slogan on Instagram that goes viral after it’s reposted by Brigitte Macron.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
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Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Enlarge / Math for English Majors talks about numbers as nouns, verbs as calculations, and algebra as grammar.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2024
Many of the events and organizations below live out a favorite maxim of the late congressman and judge Abner Mikva: democracy is not a noun but a verb.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2024
Inspired by her French 101-level understanding of masculine and feminine nouns, Emily floats a clever slogan on Instagram that goes viral after it’s reposted by Brigitte Macron.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Noun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noun. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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