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Dear David, Brown trout is the name given to Salmo trutta. To we English it is just known as trout<BR><BR><B><I>David Frank <david_frank@sil.org></I></B> escribió: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">from David Frank:<BR><BR>I will agree with Ron Moe on this... Phrases don't have parts of speech, and <BR>it is preferable, in my opinion, to leave out trying to list anything in the <BR>part-of-speech field for phrases in a dictionary. Some people tend to think <BR>that every dictionary entry needs to have SOMETHING listed for a part of <BR>speech, but I think phrases are an exception. Some people (as I have helped <BR>others with their dictionaries) want at least to put "phr." for "phrase," <BR>but I don't think that is necessary and is to be avoided. That is my <BR>opinion, in agreement with Ron's (who is more of an authority on <BR>dictionary-making than I am).<BR><BR>Now there are some cases where it
is not clear what constitutes a compound <BR>word and what constitutes a phrase. The way English words are commonly <BR>written is not always a reliable guide. Consider "alot" vs. "a lot." The <BR>former is common, but it should be two words, on analogy with "a little." Or <BR>"all right" vs. "alright." Ever since this discussion began, I have been <BR>wondering if "hot dog" shouldn't be "hotdog." I'm sure it is sometimes <BR>spelled each way. (I think I would rather see a label that says "Hotdog Bun" <BR>rather than "Hot Dog Bun.")<BR><BR>Now in reference to what Greg Mellow wrote, I agree with him about "gun <BR>rack" and maybe "brown trout" and "elm beetle," but I think that the meaning <BR>of "dishwasher" is more specific than "dish" plus "washer." A dishwasher <BR>properly refers to a machine, not a person. Perhaps also "fireplace" is not <BR>just any place where there is a fire. You wouldn't refer to a burning <BR>building as a fireplace. And to me, "hitch" plus
"hiker" doesn't equal <BR>"hitchhiker."<BR><BR>I don't know much about zoology or fishing, but it is quite possible that <BR>what is called a "brown trout" is not just any kind of trout that is brown. <BR>Similarly, a grizzly bear may be brown but it wouldn't be called a brown <BR>bear. <BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> __________________________________________________<br>Correo Yahoo!<br>Espacio para todos tus mensajes, antivirus y antispam ¡gratis! <br>Regístrate ya - http://correo.yahoo.es
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