69 sats \ 4 replies \ @cryotosensei 27 Jun \ on: Stacker Saloon
@Undisciplined
So, I have been teaching collocations to my students. stuff like fast food, fast fashion, tall building, high mountain, etc.
It occurred to me suddenly in the middle of my lesson prep that all oxymorons (e.g. living dead, sweet sorrow, wise fool, jumbo shrimp) are collcations.
i just wanted to let you know that i made this realisation haha
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49 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 27 Jun
Nice. I don’t think “collocation” is a common term in English grammar, at least in America.
Is it just an adjective-noun pair or is it more specific? I think I’ve seen it before, but I don’t remember for sure.
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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @cryotosensei 27 Jun
Adjective-noun pair Noun-noun pair Verb-noun pair
Collocations just mean words that are often used together
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49 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 27 Jun
Ok, so something like “slow mountain” would not be a collocation, because it’s not common.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 27 Jun
You learn fast.
Whereas slow death would be a collocation haha
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