Re: Nouns with arguments, verbs without arguments

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From: "Joe" <joe@...>
Subject: Re: Nouns with arguments, verbs without arguments


> 'cow' is being generalised, though, to mean 'a member of Bos taurus'.  If
I
> point to a field of mixed cattle, I usually call it 'a field of cows'.
Which sounds as wrong to me as "I thunk about it a while.", so don't be
surprised if people cringe around you when you say it.  Then again, I grew
up around cattle in New York, so I guess exposure makes much of the
difference.