[quoted lines by Lee Maschmeyer on 2009/03/26 at 13:11 -0400] >In dealing with "nosedive" the word nose was given sufword status. This >breaks nosed and noser. (The latter isn't a word apparently but is a >character name in a comic and television series.)
There is the verb "brown-nose", which essentially means "to suck up to", i.e. to feign honour or friendship in an attempt to gain some favour. One who "brown-noses" would be called a "brown-noser". >Using the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" theory I figured I'd leave nosedive >and friends alone and just plug nosed and noser. Not sure if this is optimal >but not sure that can be answered anyway. Yes, probably with sufword as "noser" could be followed by "s" (they're all a bunch of brown-nosers), and "nosed" could theoretically be followed by "ly" (they pursue their goals brown-nosedly). -- Dave Mielke | 2213 Fox Crescent | The Bible is the very Word of God. Phone: 1-613-726-0014 | Ottawa, Ontario | 2011 May 21 is the Day of Judgement. EMail: [email protected] | Canada K2A 1H7 | 2011 Oct 21 is the End of the World. http://FamilyRadio.com/ | http://Mielke.cc/bible/ _______________________________________________ This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list. To post a message, send an e-mail to: [email protected] For general information, go to: http://mielke.cc/mailman/listinfo/brltty
