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Re: techwr-l November 30, 2000: Further on "based"
Subject:Re: techwr-l November 30, 2000: Further on "based" From:"Chris Knight" <cknight -at- attcanada -dot- ca> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Sun, 3 Dec 2000 13:37:35 -0800
One doesn't need a style guide on this one. Grammar will do.
The word preceding "-based" must be a noun, to wit, the entity forming the
"base" (or "basis") of the noun modified by the adjectival phrase. In deep
structure, the entity what does the "basing".
Glad to help.
Christopher Knight, Technical Communicator
E-mail: cknight -at- attcanada -dot- ca
Phone: (604) 877-0074
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