Timeline for What part of speech is 'there'?
Current License: CC BY-SA 3.0
9 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15 at 17:49 | history | edited | choster |
edited tags
|
|
| Nov 30, 2013 at 5:46 | comment | added | user230 | @Listenever "Adverb" was a wastebasket category in traditional grammar. In modern grammar "adverb" is usually better defined, with "particle" taking over the wastebasket role. | |
| Nov 29, 2013 at 14:40 | answer | added | Webster | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jun 11, 2013 at 2:04 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackEnglishLL/status/344273953646338048 | ||
| Jun 10, 2013 at 0:35 | comment | added | Listenever | @StoneyB, Thank you. When I first heard the category from prof. Lawler, it was very strange. Now I get some understanding. | |
| Jun 9, 2013 at 14:22 | comment | added | StoneyB on hiatus | Before you get too bogged down in adverbs, I recommend this question on ELU. As McCawley says, it's a 'wastebasket' category - where you put everything that doesn't fit anywhere else. | |
| Jun 9, 2013 at 8:28 | vote | accept | Listenever | ||
| Jun 9, 2013 at 7:49 | answer | added | avpaderno | timeline score: -1 | |
| Jun 9, 2013 at 6:43 | history | asked | Listenever | CC BY-SA 3.0 |