To post verblessly is so jejune!
While having earlier always been been totally disinclined to attempt to
write nounlessly, to denominalize (hmm...
denoun, perhaps?) is now starting
to seem potentially enjoyable and might turn out to be exhilarating,
though admittedly rather elliptical. Go figure!
To write completely nounlessly is surprisingly difficult. Is to write
verblessly
as tough? Frankly, to blog verblessly is to imitate, to
Thalerize,
and thus, ultimately, to be ...
passé.
Without meaning to seem patronizing, or to insult, to deverb is
not only nerdy, but also relatively easy, whereas to denominalize is
unquestionably much harder. Indeed, to denominalize and yet be
clearly comprehended is even trickier.
Furthermore, to scribble verblessly is to fail to stand, fail to walk,
fail to run: shortly, to fail. (Getting too excited. Going
overboard. Must try to relax. Breath deeply. Sit crosslegged and
meditate awhile.) But ahhh, to write nounlessly is to live anew, not to
be tied to thinking concretely, not to be anchored, not to be grounded,
but rather to lift off and fly, as if previously to write was
just to crawl, penned in, hemmed in, restricted. To write now seems to
be no less than to innnovate, to create, and, verily to communicate as
never before. Indeed, to denominalize, though unexpectedly
demanding, could be even more enjoyable than to de-adjectivize,
to de-prepositionalize or to de-adverbalize would be, and could
entertain more than briefly. Think not? Well think again. Try to
write nounlessly and see!
Posted by David Beaver at May 13, 2004 03:44 AM