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Vitalik Buterin
@vitalik.eth
Noob question: why are nouns called nouns? Does each one have a particular noun (in English or some other language) attached?
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Gremplin
@gremplin
Yes, all but one is a verb technically I think. The way it is drawn seems to imply the action more than the thing itself. Sometimes the accessory attributes (also mostly nouns and not all English!) can thematically modify the whole into becoming a new compound noun.
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Gremplin
@gremplin
You may also enjoy that nouns embody an overall nounishness (coined by @seneca ) that means more than just being thingly, or personish, or placewise, but exuding a way of feeling & seeing the world that has a particular je ne sais quoi. You will perhaps know it intuitively (you seem to have a taste that would get it).
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Gremplin
@gremplin
All but one are nouns* and one seems to be a verb I meant
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