"Playing Paintball" vs. "Paintballing"

[tyrion2323]

It's a gerund...kinda.

[*captain_cox*37]

Originally posted by Jeffy-CanCon
And I detest the practice of referring to paintball as "balling". It's very poor English, and it's not even original slang. That term was more traditionally used in a sexual context.

Since when does anyone care when they are using "poor english".

[Jonesie]

Originally posted by wageslave
I'm going to start this off by saying that I use the term "paintballing" myself, although it is technically incorrect.

The words wrestle, swim, fish, hike, camp, run, surf, skate, etc., are all verbs. So it is grammatically correct to add -ing to them. Words like football, baseball, soccer, paintball, and Monopoly are not verbs, they are nouns. You play football, you don't go footballing. You play soccer, you don't go soccering. You play Monopoly, you don't spend a few hours Monopolying.

So it is not grammatically correct to say "paintballing" or that you are a "paintballer". Of course, not many people really care, and I'm typically one of them. Honestly, it doesn't bother me, people use the word "ball" as a verb all the time, it's ebonic. Of course, whether or not you feel that ebonics is a valid language/dialect is an argument for another thread.

Actually, I believe it is "monopolizing"... Just kiddin!

And for those who are asking, I try to use the best English I can muster. I've spent a good deal of time in school, I'm not going to waster everything I learned!

[-=Squid=-]

Paintballs a wigga sport and were allowed to do that


Keep in mind thats a joke, and im no wigger

[Jonesie]

Originally posted by -=Squid=-
Paintballs a wigga sport and were allowed to do that


Keep in mind thats a joke, and im no wigger

[Mr. T Voice] Keep talkin; that jibba-jabba and I'll bust a cap in ya wit' my gat, foo! [/Mr. T Voice]

Ahhh, I love it when a plan comes together!

[-=Squid=-]

Originally posted by Jonesie


[Mr. T Voice] Keep talkin; that jibba-jabba and I'll bust a cap in ya wit' my gat, foo! [/Mr. T Voice]

Ahhh, I love it when a plan comes together!

hahaha...people are looking at me because im laughing.

[slushee]

Originally posted by wageslave
You play Monopoly, you don't spend a few hours Monopolying

Bill Gates did