Why do we call it buildings, when they're ........

Kumaresh,How come you think so intelligently,Man?.Poems apart and now grammar classes. ;) :P :P

The process of building is a never-ending one and in its life it undergoes several phases of chopping and changing,that's why it always remains a building! Sorry I can not put in a lyrical form!!!!

How come you think different Kumaresh.... :) This is interesting topic.. :P :P :P :P

Well --- Let us call them builds from now on... ;)

Wow, another intelligent question from the Shakespeare!!

How come we do not think of such questions??? :(

As to answer your question, probably Chinmoy's is right!!

Trying to think of any other answer, I am tongue tied!!

chinmoymukherjee wrote:
[quote]The process of building is a never-ending one and in its life it undergoes several phases of chopping and changing,that's why it always remains a building! Sorry I can not put in a lyrical form!!!! [/quote]


very well explained chinmoy.....i think you are right.....good explaination.....

The use of 'ing' in continuous sense is relevant to verbs. The term 'building'' used as a noun does not indicate 'continuity'. If you say- "I am building healthy body by healthy food', the 'ing' gives sense of continuity. But if you say- Taj is magnificent building, 'ing' does not stand for 'continuity'.
But I hope, Kumaresh is good at English. The answer is for novices- young High school students.

Very well explained by Chinmoy and Gulshan..I think kumaresh has got the answer.. ;) :)

Kumaresh,Eagerly waiting for your funny funny answer. :) :P :P

Grammatically speaking it a verbal noun which is known as gerund too but the real fun lies in Kumaresh's spin which is uniquely his own! I remember in my child I used to come across a wealthy's man's building which was,indeed, a building! I would surely see a few masons working on it over year after year!!!!

Yes, as Chinmoy stated it is a Verbal noun.But one thing about the word build.The word evolved from the name Byldan (pronounced bil – den ) an old English word, meaning dwelling or house.

Very good bit of information,Nagalakshmi! Thanks a lot!

Thanks Chinmoy. :) Still Kumaresh didn't turn up with his part of answer. :P

Nagalakshmi thanks for the info!!

Kumaresh has either retreated back into the forests or agan gone walking Eastwards!! :laugh:

nice dout kumaresh guptha u havw got. i think u are so creative minded !!!!!!!!!!!!