After it was filled and sealed , a label was affixed to the container. I personally thought that you (af)fi x something to something else, not on . I could be mistaken, but it only seems logical to use the same preposition as with, e.g. - I fixed

I don't follow. Are you implying that "of England" is ... a prepositional phrase rather than a form of a noun. Kirsh, isn't, at some point, the distinction between the two an arbitrary one? Why not consider "of

Raymond S. Wise wrote on 31 May 2004: szozu wrote on 31 May 2004: Oh, my goodness. Now ... the normal evolutionary changes to which all languages are subject. "English is being dumbed down" is essentially an empty phrase, on the order of

"Jitze Couperus" (Email Removed) schrieb im Newsbeitrag It's Georgian. See http://www.armazi.com/georgian/ Aha - Thank you! Specifically the PDF file at http://www.armazi.demon.co.uk/georgian/files/georgian alphabet.pdf tells all.

I do, but I can't speak for the rest. Do ... probably call it a myth, but most people accept it. (A little late, I know) I don't know why most people accept it. The log book in question has the ... already. What was notable about this case

Is there any concise name for words that are nouns ... not always? There are about 100 such words in English. You don't happen to have a nice neat list of them, do you? Franke: EFL teacher & medical editor. absent abstract accent addict

I'm sure there have been, and I see no need ... may or may not be a true case in English). Interesting. Why might 'it is hers' be an example of the use of an 'untrue' genitive? I don't think that's what he means. I