Well no, it’s defined as “to be obsessed”, a verb.
I am obsessed with sauces = I obsauced.
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I don’t think I’ve ever seen a short thread with so many grammatical misunderstandings in it.
The form “obsessed” is the past participle of the verb to obsess.
Therefore it is certainly a verb.
However, a past participle can be used in a number of ways.
It can be used as an adjective, or to form past perfect verb tenses.
– The obsessed man could not stop. – He was obsessed with grammar.
I read the first comment and think “oh yeah that makes sense.”
I read the second comment and think “oh wait it’s probably this.”
Repeat the whole way down the thread, realise I don’t know anything, and haven’t learnt anything either.
I’m not here for the grammatical debate.
It’s just a crappy advert.
Well done marketers to avoid my adblockers.
They obsauced over it – verb They are obsauced with it – adjective. The use of the verb ‘are’ makes ‘obsauced’ a predicative adjective in this sentence.
My sister-in-law has a MSc in English Literature. She says it’s an adjective.
iirc in grammar this is called a “Verbal Adjective”
Do you reckon they actually debated it but settled on verb because they knew the public at a glance would read verb clearer than adjective.
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The word can be used as a verb or an adjective
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adding the D at the end makes it an adjective.
i sure hope someone gets fired for that blunder.
Well no, it’s defined as “to be obsessed”, a verb.
I am obsessed with sauces = I obsauced.
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I don’t think I’ve ever seen a short thread with so many grammatical misunderstandings in it.
The form “obsessed” is the past participle of the verb to obsess.
Therefore it is certainly a verb.
However, a past participle can be used in a number of ways.
It can be used as an adjective, or to form past perfect verb tenses.
– The obsessed man could not stop.
– He was obsessed with grammar.
I read the first comment and think “oh yeah that makes sense.”
I read the second comment and think “oh wait it’s probably this.”
Repeat the whole way down the thread, realise I don’t know anything, and haven’t learnt anything either.
I’m not here for the grammatical debate.
It’s just a crappy advert.
Well done marketers to avoid my adblockers.
They obsauced over it – verb They are obsauced with it – adjective. The use of the verb ‘are’ makes ‘obsauced’ a predicative adjective in this sentence.
My sister-in-law has a MSc in English Literature. She says it’s an adjective.
iirc in grammar this is called a “Verbal Adjective”
Do you reckon they actually debated it but settled on verb because they knew the public at a glance would read verb clearer than adjective.
Then they settled in keeping the D cos it rhymes.
I reckon this was approved. I still hate it.
They clearly went to the [Kevin Nash](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU-GVWJ66xQ) school of wurdz.
*Kevin Nash has entered the chat*
We’re not making that a thing Heinz sorry
Its a verb but their description is really bad. It’s not to be obsessed with sauces, it’s to obsess over sauce.
Thanks.
What the hell are the two on the bottom left?
“People called ‘Romanes’ they go the house?!”
Adverts deliberately done things wrong to generate debate and drama and spread the advert further .
ObsauceD because it’s a verb in the past tense?
They knew this would kick off on Reddit. They knew and they did it on purpose. And we fell for it. Now I want sauce.