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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBiden, Blinken, Yellen -- what is this, a gerundocracy?
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ger·und
/ˈjerənd/
noun: gerund; plural noun: gerunds
a form that is derived from a verb but that functions as a noun, in English ending in -ing, e.g., asking in do you mind my asking you?
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Biden, Blinken, Yellen -- what is this, a gerundocracy? (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Nov 2020
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FeelingBlue
(676 posts)1. FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nt
unblock
(52,126 posts)2. Big improvement after 4 years of fartocracy
malaise
(268,717 posts)3. EN(D)
the shitshow!
SharonClark
(10,014 posts)4. Biden has appointed people he knows and likes but
he needs to appoint a few under age 50. I expect he will.
Beakybird
(3,331 posts)8. Read definition of gerund. It's a grammatical term.
marybourg
(12,598 posts)6. Ruled by nouns?
Sucha NastyWoman
(2,741 posts)7. Don't forget John Kerry
Blinkers not that old -58.
Beakybird
(3,331 posts)9. Gerund grammatical term.
DeminPennswoods
(15,265 posts)10. Gerunds - verbs posing as nouns
Such as "Running is good exercise". They almost always end in "ing".
Biden = biding
Blinken = blinking
Yellen = yelling
They are diagramed by a straight line over a pedestal.
chriscan64
(1,789 posts)11. I for one approve.
At least about the part with more Yellen and less yellin'.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,488 posts)12. He'll also have moral support from Barack Obamen.
And, he'll rebuild friendships with Angela Merken but not Valid Puten.
KY........ .......