Re: Adjective-Noun-Verb

jinhyun <jinhyunshyam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote
On Mar 16, 11:03 pm, Lanarcam <lanarc...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Mike M a écrit :

> Weekend competition:

> I was just pondering words that can have different meanings in
> adjective, noun and verb forms, and stumbled across a grammatically
> correct sentence with the same word used three times in immediate
> succession, each time with a different meaning. The sequence is a-n-
> v.

> There may be several of these, so have a go at coming up with one.

What about let the well well well well?

Well as an adjective cannot be used before the noun.

Well, well well well well is fair usage in my book. We have well woman clinics here.

--
Paul
In bocca al Lupo!
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