tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940197.post3406116588657135043..comments2024-03-25T21:14:49.666-04:00Comments on Joel Swagman (Reviews / TESOL): 17 days sounds funnyJoel Swagmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948746083822200906noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940197.post-61036255666098603802017-03-08T10:01:29.054-05:002017-03-08T10:01:29.054-05:00Oh right. Like "17 days sounds more like a f...Oh right. Like "17 days sounds more like a funny number than 20". Hmmm. Perhaps I shouldn't be teaching it as a preposition then...Joel Swagmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948746083822200906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940197.post-1632684216328954142017-03-08T06:14:46.851-05:002017-03-08T06:14:46.851-05:00Since it can be modified with "more" and...Since it can be modified with "more" and "most," I'd say so. But, I haven't thought about it in every context, and the lines can definitely get blurry!Stephan Hurtubisehttp://www.thelingspace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940197.post-55368454362548587912017-03-07T01:15:12.073-05:002017-03-07T01:15:12.073-05:00Oh, right. So would "like" in that sent...Oh, right. So would "like" in that sentence be an adjective then? <a href="http://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2016/12/doraemon-powerpoint-game-for-like-and-as.html" rel="nofollow">I've been teaching it as a preposition.</a> <br />Joel Swagmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948746083822200906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940197.post-16196078467503714112017-03-06T22:43:16.487-05:002017-03-06T22:43:16.487-05:00At a glance, I'd say you hit the nail on the h...At a glance, I'd say you hit the nail on the head! ;-)<br /><br />And because "sounds" has to precede an adjective phrase, you can keep the noun phrase "a funny number" by embedding it under an adjective, like "like." So, "17 days sounds like a funny number."Stephan Hurtubisehttp://www.thelingspace.comnoreply@blogger.com