Not only have the French raised inaction to an art form, but at the Sorbonne University they even held a public funeral for the verb.
“The verb is like a weed in a field of flowers,” said the author, who wrote under a pseudonym. “You have to get rid of it to allow the flowers to grow and flourish. Take away the verbs and the language speaks for itself.”
Let’s test that. “The verb like a weed in a field of flowers. You rid of it the flowers. The verbs and the language for itself.” Oo la la! C’est magnifique!
His 233-page novel is described as full of “flowery prose, but not a lot of action.” Insert jokes at will.
