This post is so ambiguous; it starts with the word sweet, followed by the word mother, which being associated with fertility, birth, nurturing, etc, I would see as generally positive. However, those are then followed by the prepositional phrase of fuck, which in my mind really only refers to something negative. And personally I would've added holy before fuck, but maybe that's just because of my spiritual nature.
What are we, the loyal elcharro readers, supposed to make of this?
Some call me the grammar man, 'cause my rhetorical response comes like a hammer, manaluminumcraniumMay 23 2008, 16:20:54 UTC
Man, I can't be made a linguistic fool of and go on with my day!
You're right in that the word fuck here is a noun, but because it's preceded by the word of, it serves a greater purpose than just that.
The entirety of the four words that comprise this post are a noun phrase with mother, modified by the adjective sweet, at the head. In order to further modify the noun phrase sweet mother, the complimenting prepositional phrase of fuck, indicating composition of, origin from, or relation to fuck, is added at the end.
Of Fuck is an adjectival phrase that further modifies mother. I thought you were describing fuck by itself as a prepositional phrase -- further assuming that you incorrectly meant to call it a preposition -- hence my explanation; I didn't notice that of was italicized in your analysis. That said, there's no denying that of fuck can be described, fundamentally, as a prepositional phrase.
Everything is now clear! I'll be keepin' it real in the T-what-P in about 2 months. Until then it shall continue to be maintained in a state of realness by me over here in Deutschland!
What are we, the loyal elcharro readers, supposed to make of this?
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
In the dead of winter I traveled up the stairs.
Up the stairs is the prepositional phrase.
Up is the preposition.
The stairs is the object that receives the action of the preposition.
Reply
You're right in that the word fuck here is a noun, but because it's preceded by the word of, it serves a greater purpose than just that.
The entirety of the four words that comprise this post are a noun phrase with mother, modified by the adjective sweet, at the head. In order to further modify the noun phrase sweet mother, the complimenting prepositional phrase of fuck, indicating composition of, origin from, or relation to fuck, is added at the end.
Thank you, try again.
Reply
Keep it gangsta' in the T-dubya-P, brotha' man.
Reply
Reply
Leave a comment