INAUGURATION or INAUGURAL?

[BuyingThyme]

It's always been the INAUGURATION to me, but people seem to be leaning towards the INAUGURAL.

[mwei924]

1. I believe..

Inauguration is the noun, while inaugural is typically used as an adjective (like "inaugural address" or "inaugural parade")

[Captain Hilts]

2. Inauguration is a noun. Inaugural is a modifier. Yes, people are using it incorrectly. nt

The inauguration.
The inaugural balls.

[madeline_con]

4. We finally have someone with balls being inaugurated.

:woohoo:

[patrice]

3. Inaugural is the adjective form. nt

[Davis_X_Machina]

5. Why we call it an inauguration...

...when it won't involve any actual augurs, is beyond me.

Hell, I'd go sit on the roof of the Lincoln Memorial early on the morning of the 20th, and watch the flight of birds, if I was asked nicely.