2007-01-16 12:23:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Absolutely. When I think of the word I invision a certain setting, so if someone were to say they lived on a ghetto like street, I would use my impression of that word ghetto to invision what their street might look like.
2007-01-16 12:38:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anna Hennings 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're writing some sort of official or professional document, ghetto is a noun. But if you're using it in average conversation, you can use words any way you want. People usually do. A word doesn't get added to the dictionary unless it gets used (in general, that is), and meanings of words change or get added to all the time. Even in a work of fiction you can use words to suit you. Let your target audience decide how you use them.
2007-01-16 20:42:14 · answer #2 · answered by datette 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a noun, but I'm sure some folks use it as an adjective.
2007-01-16 20:27:13 · answer #3 · answered by 34th B.G. - USAAF 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lots of people use it as a adjective, but I don't believe that it is grammatically correct usage of the word.
2007-01-24 19:57:32 · answer #4 · answered by suziso 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is the Pope Catholic?
2007-01-16 20:34:43 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Right 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋