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'Damn' or 'Damned' ?

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Sintreri

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:22 pm
I notice that a lot of people use the word 'damn' when describing something/one. Such as (not trying to be rude, or insult anyone. It's just a question I've been pondering for some time now) the guild banner.
Now, for the word damn....isn't it a verb? To damn something/one?
Technically if we are describing 'your words' with the word 'damn' shouldn't it be 'damned'? Since one can be damned. It is a state of something/one. It is an adjective.
I've gotten to the point where I say damned instead of damn when saying it that way. I also say 'what in Hell' instead of 'what the Hell' because if you take a moment to think about it. Does 'what the Hell' even make sense?
(this is considering you are talking about Hell as a place. If you are using it like the verb '********', as nothing more than a curse word, then I suppose the grammatical correctness of it does not matter much. The same would apply to 'damn')
Well, looky here, even cursing can be contemplated as whether or not it is grammatically in/correct XD  
PostPosted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:13 am
No one knows? D;
 

Sintreri

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DarkElf27

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:28 pm
It's been debated before (mostly in reference to the guild banner), I just can't for the life of me remember what the outcome was. xp  
PostPosted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 7:35 pm
Ah okey, well that would explain the lack of interest. Thank you for saying something about it ^^
 

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Ithaya

PostPosted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 5:04 pm
With it being a curse word (and it being used in that context) I don't think it matters much, since we use the phrase 'I don't give a damn', which makes...no sense, gramatically.
You could also argue that since 'damn' is a contraction anyway, why can't it be a contraction of damned in the aforementioned context.
 
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