Max, Isn't the word 'different' in "Think different" more like a direct object (what to think), as in: Think "different."? Paul E. Doniger ----- Original Message ----- From: Max Morenberg <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 6:26 PM Subject: Re: Query about "act professional and speak professional" > Bill, with a great deal of trepidation, I'll jump into your question > (prepared to jump out at any moment). At first glance, you'd want > "professionally," an adverb, not the adjective "professional" in a > slot following an intransitive verb. But I think the adjectives are > functioning as adverbs. This gives them an interesting new meaning, > much like Apple's "Think Different." It has more resonance than Think > Differently would. After all, adjectives and manner adverbs are close > in structure and meaning. And lots of times one part of speech has > two syntactic manifestations (I'm grasping for terminology), kind of > like when verbs function as nouns (gerunds and infinitives). Is this > syncretism? > > I hope, Bill, this attends to the question you had in mind. Max > > >---------------------- Information from the mail header > >----------------------- > >Sender: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar > > <[log in to unmask]> > >Poster: "William J. McCleary" <[log in to unmask]> > >Subject: Re: Query about "act professional and speak professional" > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >---------- > > > >While you're working on Linda's query about "now once again," please ponder > >this one. I have seen this construction several times, including in the > >play "The Miracle Worker" and wonder how the experts parse it. > > > >If you act professional and speak professional, people will respect you. > > > >Bill > > > > > > >Could I have some feedback about the wording of the following sentence, > > >especially regarding the phrase "now once again"? > > > > > >"In September 1991 the parish celebrated a re-dedication of the newly > > >refurbished bell, which now once again calls the faithful to Mass and lends > > >its voice to celebrate weddings and bid farewell at funerals." > > > > > > > > > > >William J. McCleary > >3247 Bronson Hill Road > >Livonia, NY 14487 > >716-346-6859 > > > >To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: > > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html > >and select "Join or leave the list" > > > >Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ > > Max Morenberg, Professor > Department of English > Miami University > Oxford, OH 45056 > [log in to unmask] > > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html > and select "Join or leave the list" > > Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/