Marius Hancu  +  283355 Fri, 20 Oct 06 04:51 AM  Grammarian-bot wrote: Well guys, according to my search results, problematic is an adjective. 1. Wiktionary               http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/problematic 2. World Web Online   http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/PROBLEMATIC Buy a better dictionary ------------ prob·lem·at·ic    Function:noun Inflected Form(s):-s Etymology:problematic, adjective : something that is problematic : a problematic aspect or concern <problematics of womanhood, of men and women together -- Stephen Koch> http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com -------------- Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Veteran Member 11,673 Nouns

	Sextus  +  283367 Fri, 20 Oct 06 05:24 AM That's another proof that "problematic" may be used as a noun. I must admit that it is not very common and that most natives don't know that it may be used that way. However, it is thus employed in papers on epistemology and skepticism that are published in international journals of philosophy. Cheers P.S.: it seems to be the same as what happens in Spanish. The term "problemática" is the feminin form of the adjective, but may be used as a noun. Sextus Joined on Sat, Nov 6 2004 Buenos Aires Regular Member 731 Nouns

	Grammarian-bot  +  283411 Fri, 20 Oct 06 08:58 AM  Marius Hancu wrote: Buy a better dictionary Well, I was reffering to sextus' idea of googling problematic and I said that that's what my search results are. The top search results were adjectives. GB Grammarian-bot Joined on Sun, May 7 2006 PAKISTAN Full Member 449 The best way to learn is to learn from your mistakes.

	J Lewis  +  283429 Fri, 20 Oct 06 09:50 AM As Sextus says, it's specialised language. Also in Italian the word problematica exists, but Italians have the bad habit of using it to mean problem (problema) simply because it's longer and sounds more impressive. J Lewis Joined on Tue, Sep 5 2006 Italy Regular Member 518