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See? I told Radwa Darwish that the "members of this list can provide
explanations that may make it easier to understand the proper usage, but
that's how I understand it."
So, on Christmas Eve, I learned something - 'assembly' is an adverb.
:-)
Regards,
Pete Sanborn
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[mailto:bounce-techwr-l-81537 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com]On Behalf Of Timothy
Trese
Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 8:39 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: assembly or assembled?
In response to Radwa Darwish:
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which is better to describe an item that contains several components:
* assembly item
* assembled item
or whatever would be more suitable...
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Pete Sanborn wrote:
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Also, notice that, from the grammatical perspective, using the word
'assembly' to describe the unit is the noun form of the word. When the
unit
is described as an 'assembled item', the word 'assembled' is used as an
adverb. So, it all depends on how you intend to use the terminology as
to
which form is correct.
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Actually, Pete, "assembled," in this case, would be a past participle of
the verb "assemble," functioning as an adjective. Adverbs don't normally
modify nouns.
"Assembly" on the other hand, MUST be an adverb, since it ends in "-ly."
Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk.
Happy holidays.
Tim Trese
Documentation Specialist
SAIC-SEALS
321-779-7914
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