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i like the recursive sentence "you could have something that you think of as a noun, but you can verb it"

I'm a bear of very little brain, could you explain the recursive properties of this sentence? I don't see them.

It's self-referencing, but I agree that this is not strictly recursive.

you must be funny at parties

If you don't understand the difference, read this sentence again.

He uses the noun 'verb' as a verb, demonstrating the process within the explanation itself.

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1993/01/25

Using verb as a verb.

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