E-diddy's life lessons, Volume 1

[E-Diddy!]

As I sit behind my desk at this late hour with nothing to do but sit and think, I have begun to wonder how our English language came to be. It is true that this language which we hear, speak, read, write, and in general- for the most part- understand, is made up of several components. You have your basic adjectives, nouns, and verbs, as well as interjections, conjunctions, pronouns, adverbs, all with different meaning, but all used to convey meaning. However, when using one of these words in a sentence, i.e. "Gerardo could not conjugate a verb properly to save his life," the word 'verb' takes the place of the noun in that sentence.

At which point I have come to a realization. Our entire English language is based upon the 'noun' component of speech.

Are all words not nouns? Words are things, and any thing is a noun, is it not? Dictionary.com defines the word 'noun' as:

1. any member of a class of words that are formally distinguished in many languages, as in English, typically by the plural and possessive endings and that can function as the main or only elements of subjects or objects, as cat, belief, writing, Ohio, darkness. Nouns are often thought of as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities.

And because words are things, they are nouns.

However, the use of words is very different. As we learn in Kindergarden that there are many different parts of speech, it can be difficult to tell if a word being used is possessive, subjective, or descriptive. If ever you have a question about how a word is being used and do not know the answer, simply remember that every word in the english language is a noun. Trust me, you'll pass every test.

Have fun kids, this has been your life's lesson for today.