An English friend of mine has this posted on his Fb wall (by a friend of his):
Argument in the [House of] Commons last week:
Mr. MacShane (Labour): Well, we are debating referendums, and there is no country keener on referendums than Switzerland…
Michael Fabricant (Conservative): Referenda.
Mr. MacShane: Referendums. It is a gerund.
Michael Fabricant: It is a gerundive.
Mr. MacShane: It is a gerund. Keep your hair on.
And I have to ask, as any concerned American should: do we hear similar discussions in our House of Representatives?
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No, but I wish we did.