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Gabu
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« on: May 04, 2005, 04:53:43 PM »

If  you are going to be a religious you'ld be better off switching parties.

Am I the only one who gets grammatically annoyed to no end when opebo uses the word "religious" as a singular noun?
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Gabu
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E: -4.32, S: -6.52

« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2005, 05:12:37 PM »

If  you are going to be a religious you'ld be better off switching parties.

Am I the only one who gets grammatically annoyed to no end when opebo uses the word "religious" as a singular noun?

That is intentional - the grammatical irritation is nearly as bad as the irritation the religious himself causes.



So in order to combat irritation, you become irritating.

Okay then, Mr. Logic.
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Gabu
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E: -4.32, S: -6.52

« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2005, 01:47:25 PM »

If  you are going to be a religious you'ld be better off switching parties.

Am I the only one who gets grammatically annoyed to no end when opebo uses the word "religious" as a singular noun?

Probably.  Using adjectives as nouns is a perfectly normal grammatical construction.  Granted, it is more usual to have them used as plural nouns in English, but there’s nothing ungramatical about using the singular instead.

Dictionary.com lists "religious" as an adjective and as a plural noun.  I can't find any authority anywhere that claims that it's correct to use it as a singular noun.
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Gabu
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« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2005, 10:52:53 PM »

I think Al's a religious. Please join the Religious Party.

I think you're a gay.  Please join the Green Party.
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