<But how to define 'endless'? How
<do native English speakers predict the action is endless?

Shun,

Like this:  "I will remain in Missouri endlessly."  You get the prediction
of "forever," and you get the bonus of a hint about how fond I am of the
prospect of forever in Missouri. It begins in the verb (particularly the
auxiliary) and completes its specificity in an adverb.

Jeff Glauner
Associate Professor of English
Park University, Box 1303
8700 River Park Drive
Parkville MO 64152
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