Tense Issue
Our friend CC told us that she is unhappy with the past-tense for "sneeze". We have no real issues with the word "sneezed", but we do have a blog, so:
We are accepting suggestions for alternates, please comment. (Yes, we're serious.)
Our suggestions:
Snaze
Snaught
We are accepting suggestions for alternates, please comment. (Yes, we're serious.)
Our suggestions:
Snaze
Snaught
posted by -m at
7:14 AM
2 Comments:
I've got it, Mike: sternutation is the medical term for a sneeze. I would venture a guess that the verb would be "to sternutate". Therefore, past tense would be "sternutated".
OK, but where does the accent fall? ster-NU-ta-ted? STER-nu-ta-ted? ster-nu-TA-ted? I guess which ever one sounds more like a sneeze.
"Boy, yesterday I STERnutated so loudly my neighbor's child started crying."
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