Timeline for Why is the definite article needed in "border on the ridiculous"?
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| Apr 27, 2019 at 14:16 | vote | accept | Eddie Kal | ||
| Apr 27, 2019 at 6:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackEnglishLL/status/1122017718553673728 | ||
| Apr 26, 2019 at 18:18 | comment | added | Eddie Kal | @BillJ This makes the grammar crystal clear now. Thanks! | |
| Apr 26, 2019 at 18:01 | comment | added | BillJ | You're half-right. "Ridiculous" is an adjective in a fused modifier-head NP, hence the article being required. The syntax is the same as "the blind/rich/poor" etc., all adjectives in fused head NPs. | |
| Apr 26, 2019 at 16:32 | answer | added | David Siegel | timeline score: 4 | |
| Apr 26, 2019 at 14:22 | history | asked | Eddie Kal | CC BY-SA 4.0 |