In a recent note, "(IBM Mainframe Discussion List)" said:
> Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 09:30:43 EST
>
> >Only a noun or a gerund.
> This is true, but literally any word or part of speech can be the subject of
> a sentence if used as a noun. E.g.: Are is the heading of the dictionary
> entry for the word "are."
>
No. You are conflating use and mention. And I'd quote the first
occurrence of "Are" also.
A Google search for "use versus mention" is informative; e.g.
URL: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22use+versus+mention%22
URL: http://www.uweb.ucsb.edu/~jdmay/phil/help/essay.htm#spe
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