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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.development Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!agate!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!jmonroy From: jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr) Subject: Re: Basic grammar lesson for Jesus Message-ID: <jmonroyCv9rHu.GEC@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1] References: <jmonroyCuwt5o.Cpw@netcom.com> <1994Aug23.170100.7763@system9.unisys.com> <jmonroyCv240o.22n@netcom.com> <9423817.23645@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> Date: Sun, 28 Aug 1994 23:49:06 GMT Lines: 33 Mark Summerfield (summer@ee.mu.OZ.AU) wrote: : In article <jmonroyCv240o.22n@netcom.com> jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr) writes: : > Reliable is a noun. Please note this. : > Reliablility is an adverb. So come back at me with your answer. : Reliable is an adjective. One speaks of, for example, "a reliable system". : The word "reliable" describes the system. : Reliability is a noun. One speaks of "the reliability of the system". In this : sentence both "realiability" and "system" are nouns. To be precise about it, : they are distinguished in the sentence by their case: "reliability" is : nominative, "the system" is genitive. If you don't follow, try a dictionary, : or (better yet) a grammar book. : Jesus, if you're going to be pedantic, GET IT RIGHT!! You're just as : incomprehensible (and incomprehensive) as you ever were, and if the above : demonstrates your grasp on grammar, then I guess we all know why now! : Mr, Summerfield It seems you have a problem with quoting. It won't "speak down" to you by explaingin how that works. If you'd like a serious response, stick to the subject (computer science) and quote the original message. There are plenty of alt.* groups for your comments, as well as mine. Let's get back to computers. -- Jesus Monroy Jr jmonroy@netcom.com Zebra Research /386BSD/device-drivers /fd /qic /clock /documentation ___________________________________________________________________________