That's Prof. Oddfellow's response to my minisurvey about the parts of speech; Geof Huth has just posted a long and detailed response to the question, which I encourage you to read. I've gotten several other responses, and they've all been interesting; I encourage you to send me your thoughts on the matter, if you haven't yet. (chrispiuma at google's mail service)
I am conducting an informal survey for what might turn out to be nefarious (but are probably just para-academic) purposes. Please participate, and please pass around.
1. Rank the eight parts of speech, from favorite to least favorite, or from most "vital" to least "vital", or however you want to think about it.
1b. If that request made no sense, let me know that instead.
2. Are you a poet?
E-mail your answers to chrispiuma at gmail dot com. No answers will necessarily be kept confidential. You can post your answers to the comments here, but I'm hoping to minimize thought contamination. (That's why I didn't list the eight parts of speech -- if you can only remember some of them, just include the ones you remember.)
Thank you!