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Yes Minister calls these 'irregular verbs': "I give confidential briefings, you leak, he has been charged under section 2a of the Official Secrets Act" "I hav
by rkangel 7y ago
Yes Minister calls these 'irregular verbs':
"I give confidential briefings, you leak, he has been charged under section 2a of the Official Secrets Act"
"I have an independent mind, You are eccentric, He is round the twist."
Apparently Yes Minister isn't the origin of the concept though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotive_conjugation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotive_conjugation