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How about "Hiking has never been so much fun and excitement" ?
| No, excitement is always a noun. Something is fun because it is enjoyable. Something is exciting because it is stimulating. The word excitement does not describe things. Instead, it is something. Example: - There was a lot of excitement surrounding the event.
Excitement is a state of being. The word exciting is used to suggest that which produces excitement.  |
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