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To: SampleMan

Adjectives vs nouns

United is an adjective
Czech is an adjective
South is an adjective

Ukraine is a noun
Tuscany is a noun


6 posted on 03/07/2014 5:35:18 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: ClearCase_guy

Yes, I mentioned the issue of descriptors (adjectives); however, South is only an adjective if you add or imply “region”, in which case Tuscany, as in “the Tuscany region” is also an adjective. Obviously we treat them differently.

So, its a mixed bag. Four Corners is a region and certainly qualifies as starting with an adjective, but people, “visit Four Corners” they do not visit “the Four Corners”.

The lack of consistancy is my point.


7 posted on 03/07/2014 5:42:55 AM PST by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: ClearCase_guy
Ukraine is a noun

But it is no game.

Smash!

11 posted on 03/07/2014 6:04:12 AM PST by Fightin Whitey
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