I would still qualify “space” as a noun here, but that’s if you accept these kinds of constructions as sequences of nouns rather than the zero-conversion of nouns into and adjectives.

I guess fashions come and go, but I never understood the appeal of that bright/flat, chalk/paper white color on nails.

It’s the localized update of a localized update of a localized update of a localized update to a social construct.

Aboitions are what prohibition-era goilfriends got for unwanted pregnancies.

Afaik, English grammar requires utterances with predicates to have a stressed element in those predicates. Contractions of only a subject and an auxiliary verb - ex: I am > I’m, he has > he’s, they will > they’ll - eliminate that independent auxiliary as a prosodic segment and violate that grammar.

A - “Who’s going to the store?”

B - “I am.” [ok] or “I’m going.” [ok] (or “I am going.”), but not “I’m.” [bad, obvs].

That makes sense. I should have been more emphatic that if/when the subjunctive shows up in speech, it should exist for largely the same purposes it serves in other languages… granted, even in that case, it’s less complex than in other languages.

There’s at least the wiki article on the English subjunctive.

Personal disclaimer: To me (though I’m not a perfect reporter), (American) English feels like it barely has a subjunctive mood in practice anymore. If you’re familiar with the pragmatic application of the subjunctive in your own language or others, that may help, but YMMV for how often and how consistently you’ll hear it used in everyday English speech (at least in the US).

I wonder how random chance works on that snap though: Is it 50% of every sentient population or just 50% of sentient life? What if humanity were wholly spared by the snap just based on statistical chance?

“Homosexuality can never… be justified.” is an odd choice, but I’m sure that’s what nets some positive responses in various cultures. I wonder how the reverse question would poll - “Homosexuality requires justification.”.

Could be lip service; like a superficial gesture to retain some basic standing in the political sphere. Idk why this should be a big deal to anyone.

Good lord, he doesn’t know how to be discreet about anything. Every topic is a chance for him to try to show off. No one likes a braggart, and no one takes a transparent braggart seriously.