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Subject:RE: "install" as a noun? From:"Lurker writer" <lurker_writer -at- hotmail -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 01 May 2001 12:54:04 -0500
Sean:
It's more than agreeing to disagree...it's what's accepted in different
industries. As I've said before, in the microprocessor design industry, many
verbs are used as nouns and sometimes adjectives all the time, such as the
following:
And the ever-present verb: tri-state (or three-state)...yes, a verb.
It's like drilling for oil in 2 different parts of the same town. All the
shallow layers look alike, but as you drill down deeper, the geology changes
to reflect the local idiosyncracies.
Others have said it: nearly every question to this forum can be answered
with "it depends." Too many factors for us to make blanket statements that
hold true across all industries and specialties.
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