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Learning #1: "learning" is not a noun. You can't have "learnings". You can have knowledge. You can learn things. Saying you have "learnings" makes you sound ret
by sabat 19y ago
Learning #1: "learning" is not a noun. You can't have "learnings". You can have knowledge. You can learn things. Saying you have "learnings" makes you sound retarded.
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- whacked_new 19y agoPart of speech in English is determined by word order. If you attach "s" to "learning" it simply forces it to become a noun. It's not proper in the books, but neither was "Google" a verb 10 years ago.
- sabat 19y agoWhile I agree that you're right -- English is not an especially logical language, and one that is quite fluid -- I think what I'm really hoping is that ugly corporatisms like "learnings" and "planful" don't get their ugly roots very deep. I'm also arguing that "learnings" is unnecessary (as is "pushback" and "monetizing") because we already have words for the idea.