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six word sentence?

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9:00AM
Feb-26-09


justme

Guest

Can't remember if it was this show or not, but they talked about six-word sentences. Does anyone have a link to that? Whatever show, it was NPR and it aired last Sat.

9:56AM
Feb-26-09


Matt Holck

Member

posts 82

I have no idea

perhaps
there's a set of different words types that each needed to be used

noun
verb
adjective or adverb
proposition
explicative
conjunction

And with great bluster, proclaimed "Ouch!"

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10:36AM
Feb-26-09


ajlobster

Brooklyn

Member

posts 3

Was it this?
http://www.npr.org/templates/s…..d=18768430

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7:59AM
Feb-27-09


Matt Holck

Member

posts 82

Post edited 2:07PM – Feb-27-09 by Matt Holck


I meant interjections instead of explicative.

ex·pli·cate (eks′pli kāt′) transitive verb -·cat′ed, -·cat′·ing
to make clear or explicit (something obscure or implied); explain fully

http://www.yourdictionary.com/…..xplicative
I used explicative as a euphemism for cuss words
in that such words and explicit about taboo subjects.

My use of explicatives are a subset of interjections.

Schoolhouse Rock “Interjections!” video

I understand articles (a, this, that …) are a subset of adjectives.

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