Is this sentence grammatically correct? (Coin related)

tightbudget

I was in the middle of reading revisions made by an editor to my college essay when I stumbled upon this addition she (the editor) made:

Eager to share his passion for numismatism...

Numismatism. That's the word I have in question. I could've sworn that word did not exist, but maybe I'm wrong?

Walmann

Makes is sound like a medical condition.

That is to say, no. Someone trying to coin a new word it seems.

SilverEagles92

I think it's a word.

CoinJunkie

<< <i>I was in the middle of reading revisions made by an editor to my college essay when I stumbled upon this addition she (the editor) made:

Eager to share his passion about numismatism...

Numismatism. That's the word I have in question. I could've sworn that word did not exist, but maybe I'm wrong? >>



I'm not sure it's technically a "grammatical" error to use a word that isn't in the dictionary ("Numismatism").
In any event, the writer should have used the word "Numismatics".

edix2001

numismatism is like saying artism -- it's not a belief (ism) but one who does (something)

cladking

There are lots of numisiatic words what get rarely used.

ModernDollarNut

Pure sophomorism, LOL.

First, the expression is "passion for", not "passion about" for Pete's sake.

Second, "numismatism" is a creation from ignorance. "Numismatics" or even "Numismatology" is accurate, but not NUMISMATISM, LOL! Rob

adamlaneus

The correct word in this context is Numismatics.

Numismatism is a made up word but not necessarily incorrect. It has a rather specific meaning and goes with a context. Following the general rules of the -ism suffix, this is a minor grammatical misuse. The -ism suffix typically means a condition, state, action or process, and it usually goes with more context. "numismatism" would be a way to describe something that has a numismatically related trait. But based on what I read..."Numismatics" is the proper word here.

- Conan the Grammarian

Zoins

<< <i>Makes is sound like a medical condition. >>



Almost seems like it belongs in a US Mint commercial?

ModernDollarNut

Conan, I am no grammarian but aren't you giving way to much grammatic credibility to someone who writes "passion about"?

I am passionate about my coins and my wife and I have passion for both, but "passion about"??? Rob

Swampboy

An editor should always have a dictionary handy.

per M-W online,



<< <i>The word you've entered isn't in the dictionary. >>

adamlaneus

Reminds me of this eBay 'fuel your passion' thread

messydesk

Making up words like that for the purpose of inserting them into others' work stinks of editorial extremics.

Zoins

<< <i>I was in the middle of reading revisions made by an editor to my college essay when I stumbled upon this addition she (the editor) made: >>

Perhaps the editor should be taking some lessons?

tightbudget

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<< <i>I was in the middle of reading revisions made by an editor to my college essay when I stumbled upon this addition she (the editor) made: >>

Perhaps the editor should be taking some lessons? >>



Better not be. I actually had to pay this person to edit this essay for me. $170 freaking dollars...

TwoSides2aCoin

A coin doctor exorcised my orbs with a ritual known as numismaticism.

... but first, he had to put them under numismatism. A hypnotic state.

GrumpyEd

Is this correct:

O! The Joy


That's what it says on the 2005 Ocean In View nickel.

cladking

It's a little known fact that dead phaerohs could walk through the walls
of the pyramid and become numisautomatons which feasted on the heav-
ily nummuolated limestone which they found nummulicious. (some were
round too)

One suspects they were frustrated numogenesists and it would be thousands
of years before numiobjects were actually mintified.

BlindedByEgo

I was always encouraged by my English professors to eschew obfuscation. I now offer the same encouragement to the editor in question.

DoUPlayOnePocket

Hello, everyone! This is my first post. I've been ATS for nearly four years, but I've only recently ventured into this arena to read some of the threads. With that said.............

Has anyone ever watched Scrabble competitions on TV? I can't find any dictionary that lists some of the words they "coin". When I was a bartender many years ago, the wife of the owner left a note one day to remind me that there was extra cash under the "til" to pay for an expected delivery. It used to be that the word, til, was a shortened form (poetic) of the word "until", and a cash drawer was called the "till". It seems that so many new words evolve because people become lax in their writings and it is too much trouble to take the time to check.

Chris

500Bay

<< <i>Someone trying to coin a new word it seems. >>



Groan..........

coinkat

There was a time normalcy was not a word either

holeinone1972

Numismatism : a magical force that surrounds any particularly great Numismatist. This force will draw great coins to you, it will cause you to cherrypick with the best, and earn many coveted "You Suck!!!" awards

ex: Sumorada's find of 11,000 error Washington dollars was cause by his Numismatism.

ex: Madmarty's loss of that deep cameo accented hair Kennedy at the coin shop was caused by his lack of Numismatism.

Sorry I could not resist.

If you search for and continue to try and make P001 coins you too may cause a disturbance in the force, and find your Numismatism lost and unrecoverable.

Feel free to add other great examples of this newly defined force.

Rob

coinpictures

Stop making a traveshamockery of the English language!

halfhunter

How about this one . . . disastrophe. This came from my step-daughter when she was about 4. I literally ROFL when she said that.

Regards, John

BAJJERFAN

Kind of like "A mans got to know his limitations" limits is sufficient; limitations is redundant.

Zoins

Numismancy

1. The practice of supposedly communicating with the spirits of the dead in order to alter a coin.
2. Black magic; sorcery.
3. Magic qualities.