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Re: Terminology query

From:Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
Date:Saturday, February 25, 2006, 20:21
I was surprised to see this discussion continuing, then I noticed that
Benct's reply was to me only.  Are my messages still going out with a
Reply-To: set?

He wrote:

> The Latin term is _nomen agentis_, which becomes _agent noun_ > in English. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_noun>
It seems that "agentive" for the ending or the construction, and "agent noun" for the result, is reasonable. -- Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>

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