Re: Conjunctives, etc...
| From: | Chris Weimer <christopher.m.weimer@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, May 13, 2007, 6:57 |
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Because in the former, the subject is singular (Johnson and Johnson is a
singular entity) while the latter, the subject is plural, Jack and Jill are
individually two cool people.
And thanks, stevo for the lojban suggestion.
Chris Weimer
Mark scripsit:
Dumb question, but why do you think there is any difference between
those two "and"s? In each case you have two nouns joined together...
On 5/12/07, Chris Weimer <christopher.m.weimer@...> wrote:
> Is there a place online where I can see conjunctive formations and how
they
> differ from one another? Mostly I'm looking for something that explains
the
> difference between the "and" in "Johnson and Johnson (company)" and in
"Jack
> and Jill are two cool people". Any reference to the Latin ac, et, and -que
> would be a double plus good.
>
> Chris Weimer
>
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Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>