curiousmarcus
Member
- Joined
- Apr 9, 2016
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Tagalog
- Home Country
- Philippines
- Current Location
- Philippines
Cookie Monster: Me want cookies.
Child: Me want cookies? Why does he speak that way?
Parent: Because he's a monster that's why. Monster speak ungrammatically.
I feel that native speakers won't put it that way. What's a more natural way of saying it?
Also, what do you call a word that is in the format of un-something? An adjective that isn't really a new word by itself but simply negates another word? Given that, I think I'm looking for a word that means ungrammatical but is not in the un-something format.
Child: Me want cookies? Why does he speak that way?
Parent: Because he's a monster that's why. Monster speak ungrammatically.
I feel that native speakers won't put it that way. What's a more natural way of saying it?
Also, what do you call a word that is in the format of un-something? An adjective that isn't really a new word by itself but simply negates another word? Given that, I think I'm looking for a word that means ungrammatical but is not in the un-something format.