Even though we agree, I can't resist the challenge!
Dick Hudson wrote:
>>> Joe:
>>> or adjective that follows its parent noun,
>>
>>
>> What about in the context of:
>>
>> (2) Some like it hot.
>
> ## Again this isn't because HOT follows its parent, but because "it" and
> "hot" are both complements of "like".
The other message got me thinking about this one:
(3) Something new is on the table.
NEW depends on SOMETHING. So, this one might fly,
I think. Of course, it's SOMETHING that's the
exception, though!
>>> But then you'd predict some
>>> generalisations that are exceptional, wouldn't you?
>
> ## What I meant was that you'd predict that some generalisations would have
> no exceptions - e.g. all present participles in English end in -ing.
Sure.
Joe
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