2007-08-18 00:33:07 · 5 answers · asked by anusha l 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I'm not sure but it possibly has something to do with it (the building) being the product of a building (action).
Why is a drawing called so even after it has been drawn?
2007-08-18 00:41:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a suffix -ing that forms nouns as well as one that forms gerunds (the two are related, presumably) and one that forms the present participle of verbs. Meeting, building, drawing as mentioned above, feeling...
This is true in all varieties of English, no more in American English than anywhere else--and the Concise Oxford defines "edifice" in terms of "building" whereas it defines "building" more completely, so clearly "building" is the more usual term.
2007-08-18 07:51:46 · answer #2 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because Americans don't know too many words for things. In most other countries, a Building is either defined by it's use or it's called an Edifice.
2007-08-18 07:41:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Butterfly and Goddess of Grammar are both correct. Building is both a verb and a noun. You probably alread knew this.
2007-08-18 12:41:43 · answer #4 · answered by derfini 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because you cannot called it a home or a house. Perhaps
2007-08-18 07:44:05 · answer #5 · answered by Rammi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋