[OFF TOPIC] English lessons!

maceman

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12 years ago

May 11, 2012, 6:00:33 PM

ok technical answer... it isn't incorrect.

Adult can be a Noun or an Adjective (thing big person versus, adult bookstore)

so you could hand someone a video and say 'it's Adult' and you would be correct. If the video could speak it could say 'I'm Adult' as an adjective describing 'I am Adult' which is same as saying 'I am grown up'

of course no one actually talks this way and in that context the 'Adult' would be considered a noun so then the appropriate expression would be 'I'm an Adult.

No? geez i need to go to sleep that just came out gibberish.

Gordon

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Gordon

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12 years ago

May 11, 2012, 5:53:26 PM

Really? "I'm adult?" Right way is "I'm AN adult". You silly frenchman.

Randeng

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Randeng

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12 years ago

May 11, 2012, 5:54:37 PM

I know that we can say that but I wan't to know if the other way is correct or no^^

Xervitus

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Xervitus

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12 years ago

May 11, 2012, 5:54:46 PM

Probably not used very often, but it is English...

Sibylla

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Sibylla

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12 years ago

May 11, 2012, 5:55:04 PM

English isn't my first language so don't quote me on this but I think you can't say "I'm adult". I think "I'm an adult" is correct". Similarly, you say "I'm a doctor" instead of "I'm doctor".

I got ninja'd

maceman

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maceman

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12 years ago

May 11, 2012, 5:55:24 PM

aka "I wear big boy pants"

StK

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StK

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12 years ago

May 11, 2012, 5:55:49 PM

I'm actually an Austrian, but I study English .. even if it doesn't always show in my posts -.-'

I would say "I'm an adult." I don't think you can ditch the article.

Gordon

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Gordon

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12 years ago

May 11, 2012, 5:56:09 PM

I'm Potato

Randeng

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Randeng

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12 years ago

May 11, 2012, 5:58:26 PM

So I know that "i an adult" it's the good sentence, but in french we say "i'm adult" and it sounds weird for me that it doesn't exist in english!

In french, "adult" can be a noun or an adjective.

Xervitus

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Xervitus

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12 years ago

May 11, 2012, 5:58:40 PM

I think that particular use is the wrong context, as maceman indicated it is used in English in other ways. Not really useable to say I am an adult though.

Randeng

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Randeng

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12 years ago

May 11, 2012, 5:51:41 PM

Hello everyone!

So, i'm talking with a stupid kid, and he told me that "I'm adult" doesn't exist in english?

Is it right? Because in french, we can say it, "je suis adulte" would be "I'm adult" and "je suis UN adulte" would be "I'm AN adult".

So any english guy could tell me what's right or wrong plz?

And btw, sorry for this off topic, but I think that with a big community with people coming from all over the world, english lessons would be usefull^^

Gordon

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Gordon

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12 years ago

May 11, 2012, 6:01:22 PM

maceman wrote:
ok technical answer... it isn't incorrect.

Adult can be a Noun or an Adjective (thing big person versus, adult bookstore)

so you could hand someone a video and say 'it's Adult' and you would be correct. If the video could speak it could say 'I'm Adult' as and adjective describing 'I am Adult' which is same as saying 'I am grown up'

of course no one actually talks this way and in that context the 'Adult' would be considered a noun so then the appropriate expression would be 'I'm an Adult.

No?

I agree. "I'm adult" sounds wrong.. Just. Wrong.

Skurkanas

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