Why Do People Here Use 'Said' As An Adjective?

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Before coming here, I don’t recall ever hearing the word ‘said’ being used as anything other than a verb. But here, for some reason, the word ‘said’ is frequently used as an adjective, indicating that you are referring back to something you said earlier-

“I went to the store to buy some groceries. While in SAID store, I bought SAID groceries. I took SAID groceries from SAID store out to my car. I then drove SAID car with SAID groceries from SAID store and … SAID … SAID … SAID …”

Why is this necessary? Why don’t you ever hear people using it this way in everyday conversation?? Why not just use a pronoun, or use the word ‘aforementioned’, or just leave it alone???

Thanks.

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Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Dictionary

said[adjective,2]
Main Entry: [sup]2[/sup]said
Pronunciation: 'sed (Guide To Pronunciation)
Function: adjective
Etymology: past participle of say
Date: 14th century
: AFOREMENTIONED

Why would someone want to use aforementioned instead of “said”? It’s a lot more typing.

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http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=said

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You don’t provide a link, so I’m unable to say that in the instant case it’s an affectation.

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Surreal, this isn’t yesterday where you are, is it?

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Depends on where you are. I have heard it in everyday conversation, in the same context.

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Depends on where you are. I have heard it in everyday conversation, in the same context.

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It’s a fairly common use of the word here, too.

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As it is in this part of the former British Empire, too. “Said this, said that” is used for clarity by the legal profession, and emphasis by others. Why do we use it? Because it’s there, I suppose.

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Surreal is in Gobblers Knob, PA. IIRC it’s the real Gobbler’s Knob, as opposed to the one in West (by God) Virginia.

:rolleyes:

[sub]Maybe they talk that way in those parts. [/sub]

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I have employed the word “said” with that usage in regular conversation. 'Course, I’ve been known to drop in the occasional “eschew” and “ubiquity,” too.

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I use it regularly and in that context, as well. In fact, I thought everyone used it that way before reading the OP :slight_smile: