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BMO



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 11:17 am    Post subject: Types of words Reply with quote

Types of words include;

name (human, location)
acronym
blend word (portmanteau)
compound word
sound word (onomatopoeia)
loan word

Words like "how, you, a, impede, disappear, low" do not belong in the above groups. How do you call them? Root words? Affix-words? Are there any other kinds you can identify?

Thanks.
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bud



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey BMO,

I think that rather than all words having been classified in such a way, when a group of words share a particular trait, someone has come up with a word to define them. So for the remaining words, they would just be described by their parts of speech: noun, verb, conjunction, etc.

At the moment, the only addition I can think of is slang words.
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BMO



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PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2005 8:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks a lot, Bud.
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bud



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PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2005 9:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My pleasure, BMO. It's nice to see you back in here again. Very Happy
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BMO



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PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2005 12:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks. I have been busy lately since I got my old IT responsibilities back after a 5-year hiatus. Lots of work to catch up.

Glad to be back and thanks again.

BMO
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bud



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PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2005 11:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

IT huh? I think Helen might want to talk to you. Smile
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PostPosted: Wed May 11, 2005 9:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello BMO - I need a little advice

I'm interested in learning how to write web pages - but there are so many types of programs I'm not sure which I should study -

Would it be better to start with Java or Dreamweaver or is there something else you can recommend.

Many thanks

Helen.
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BMO



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PostPosted: Wed May 11, 2005 1:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Helen,

I am not an expert on this, but one former employee did use Dreamweaver, and the work turned out beautifully (it was very professional). Recently I had my small IT group back (one unix and one PC persons) after 5 years, so I will revise an in-house website soon.

bmo
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PostPosted: Thu May 12, 2005 12:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi BMO - thanks for the information and good luck with your website
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asterix



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PostPosted: Fri May 13, 2005 4:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Getting back to the original question, All of the words you mention can be categorised depending on their usage.
How is an adverb, conjunction, or noun.
You is a personal pronoun (2nd pers. singular or plural)
A is the indefinite article, it is also a noun, an adjective, a prefix and a suffix. - It is a busy little guy.
Impede is a transitive verb.
disappear is an intransitive verb.
Low is an adjective, an adverb, a verb and a noun.
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BMO



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PostPosted: Fri May 13, 2005 10:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks. Are they just regular words?
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