tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post5570611869789371745..comments2024-03-23T06:42:28.774+08:00Comments on the view from fanling: linguistic legerdemainDennis Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-27821785549355604692016-10-25T00:05:42.970+08:002016-10-25T00:05:42.970+08:00The clue is in the post title. Although ‘recruit’ ...The clue is in the post title. Although ‘recruit’ can be a noun, it is primarily a verb, and in general verbs take the suffix –ment.Dennis Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-55018911214694037442016-10-24T17:30:33.554+08:002016-10-24T17:30:33.554+08:00The odd one out is recruit. All the others may tak...The odd one out is recruit. All the others may take the suffix -ship. I'm not familiar enough with the etymology to say why exactly that is.<br /><br />SiegfriedAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228143331328344189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-70991821933541499512016-10-21T23:58:57.398+08:002016-10-21T23:58:57.398+08:00This one must be easy. There has been one anonymou...This one must be easy. There has been one anonymous correct answer, and my niece Claire has submitted the correct answer by email.<br />Dennis Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-51439177282623653612016-10-20T02:55:22.637+08:002016-10-20T02:55:22.637+08:00RecruitRecruitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com