On Fri, 6 Oct 2006 20:37:44 +0000, Ted MacNEIL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>OBVIOUSLY, MIPS is singluar, even it it isn't a noun. It is an adjective. > >Is it an adjective in the sentence: > >The processor is/has 200 MIPS? >... Sorry, but he (or somebody) invoked the Humpty Dumpty rule, and once a word has been dumptied standard rules no longer apply. He probably has some adjective use for MIPS (or MIP) in mind and even have a definition for it. Hmm. It's more Fridayish than usual today. Pat O'Keefe ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
