I'd say it's correct. The Ford Model T was antecedent to the Ford Model A. It was similar, but there were some remarkable differences. The Model A was antecedent to the Model B, but I have to look closely to tell the difference. Okay, you

You are in error. Not only does your claim disagree ... false with anyone with even a basic liberal arts education. 'with' anyone? Anyway, are you going to take this lying down, Mike? I mean when you're right you're right, so

Mais non! Malcontents are people, while discontents are abstract things. You are in error. Not only does your claim disagree with every major dictionary, but it is known to be false with anyone with even a basic liberal arts education. Everyone

From *The Guardian* today: http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1191279,00.html "Plans by Google to offer ... preparing, proposing, planning, pushing for . . . but "plotting"? Plotting is not necessarily a negative term.

The problem is that some people call the -ing form ... gerund. There is no doubt that it *is* a gerund. But the term 'present participle' refers to form and not function. To you. Not everyone agrees with you. Not everyone agrees with me,