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Re: A question on abstract nouns

From:Henrik Theiling <theiling@...>
Date:Thursday, April 26, 2001, 11:23
Hi!

Daniel44 <Daniel44@...> writes:
> Hi all, > > I am wondering whether words like 'geology' or 'biology' could be classified > as abstract nouns.
Of course. Or can you touch them? Or is it an action or event? `Biology' is not the process of studying life (non-abstract) but it is the concept of studying life. And concepts are abstract. **Henrik