GRAMMAR CHECK: WHY YOU SHOULD NOT CALL ANYONE A TALKATIVE

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‘Talkative’ means “tending to talk a lot”. People call others ‘a talkative’ a lot. Talkative is an adjective. It cannot be used as a noun. Saying ‘a talkative’ is the same thing as saying ‘I am a beautiful’.

A. I am a talkative

B. I am talkative

C. I am a talkative person.

Now, you know why you should not call someone a talkative.