Grammatical metaphor: Nominalization Nominalizing events The impact of time Here’s a series of snippets that we will combine at the end. We’ve been able to measure time increasingly precisely Example Writelike How could you restate this process to make it a thing? A solution The increasingly precise measurement of time Time has emerged as a means of social control Example Writelike How could you restate this process to make it a thing? A solution Time's emergence as a means of social control This next one is tricky! Don’t look at the answer straight away, try and find a nominalization that works. People worship speed like they are in a cult Example Writelike How could you restate this process to make it a thing? A solution The cult of speed All together now “The increasingly precise measurement of time, and its emergence as a means of social control, have been accompanied by a third historical development: the cult of speed.” —Roman Krzanric, The Wonderbox
