I suppose that depends on your state of mind at the time. :-)
I'm in the Navy Reserve, so I'm a bit schizophrenic about blue. There's the
Blue (adjective) Angels and then there is our Dress Blue (noun) uniforms.
Don't get my started on Haze Gray (or Grey, if you prefer) though!
Don Harrington
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-----Original Message-----
From: Guy Avenell [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 10:27 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: English
A person from Boeing would say that blue is a noun, because that is pilots
"Off we go" to.
However, is the blue (noun) over yonder(adjective), or is it blue
(adjective) yonder (noun)?
Guy (ask www.dictionary.com) Avenell
www.hptraderonline.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harrington, Don" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: English
> No, 'blue' is a noun.
>
> Don Harrington
> Sr. Systems Analyst
> Facilities Applications Support
> Shared Services Group
> The Boeing Company
> P.O. Box 3707 M/C 6C-AK
> Seattle, WA 98124-2207
> (v) 425-234-1145 (f) 425-234-0464 (p) 206-797-6360
>
> The opinions expressed in this e-mail reflect those of the sender. They
do
> not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Boeing Company unless
> specifically stated otherwise.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Toback [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 11:53 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: English
>
>
> Greg Stigers writes:
>
> >[N]ote that function-shifted words such as "chemistry"
> >can only modify a very small number of nouns (class, test, teacher,
> >professor, lab), unlike true modifiers, such as "blue".
>
> I'm sorry, but "blue" is a verb.
>
> >Now, if you want a truly annoying language behavior, look at slang and
> >jargon, a form of language that essentially marks those who know it as
> >insiders, and excludes everyone else. This madness has afflicted IT for
too
> >long.
>
> Unfortunately, there's a trade-off between greater precision and reduced
> vocabulary size. What irritates *me* is the use of jargon specifically
> for the purpose of obscuring the fact that the speaker or writer hasn't
> the faintest idea what s/he's talking about. Health care quackery is a
> particularly fertile field for this noxious practice, but the salespeople
> at the corner computer store frequently run a close second.
>
> -- Bruce
>
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