A brief word to Harry Potter writers...
May. 25th, 2004 12:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
graculusThe word 'nutter' has a much more limited use in the English language than many of you believe it has. It is not possible for someone to be accurately described as 'nutters', or for someone to say of someone else, "He's nutters" without making a large percentage of your *English* readers go "WTF????".
Please note that 'nutter' is a noun. It is a singular noun. "He is a nutter." There are many synonyms for 'crazy' or 'insane' in the English language, many of which may cause much less wincing. Please pick one.
'Nutter' can also be used as a plural noun, with some minor modifications. "They're nutters." I believe that this is where the confusion lies. It's short for "They are [a group of] nutters", not "[Each of them is 'nutters' and therefore as a group] they are nutters."
No other uses are accurate. That is all.
Please note that 'nutter' is a noun. It is a singular noun. "He is a nutter." There are many synonyms for 'crazy' or 'insane' in the English language, many of which may cause much less wincing. Please pick one.
'Nutter' can also be used as a plural noun, with some minor modifications. "They're nutters." I believe that this is where the confusion lies. It's short for "They are [a group of] nutters", not "[Each of them is 'nutters' and therefore as a group] they are nutters."
No other uses are accurate. That is all.
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Date: 2004-05-26 10:36 am (UTC)I spent half an hour trying to persuade somebody that there is an E in 'monkEy' the other night. He goes by the name of spacemonky in chat, and it makes me wince every damn time I see it... I suggested he check a dictionary, but he claimed that *his* dictionary said it was fine. I rest my case...
Oh, what case? Well, that people just Do Not Listen