RE: Article in front of hardware or software

["Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com>]

Impala is not used as a proper noun -- that is, a name. When it's used as a
proper noun, which model names are not, it would not have an article.


Bonnie Granat
http://www.GranatEdit.com
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: McLauchlan, Kevin [mailto:Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com] 
> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 11:00 AM
> To: Bonnie Granat; SB; TECHWR-L
> Subject: RE: Article in front of hardware or software
> 
> On Behalf Of Bonnie Granat
> > Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 17:15
> > To: 'SB'; 'TECHWR-L'
> > Subject: RE: Article in front of hardware or software
> > 
> > Think in terms of proper nouns (names) versus regular nouns, as
> someone
> > mentioned yesterday.
> > 
> > Would you say, "Call the Sylvia"? Would you say, "Give me book"?
> > 
> > You do not use an article with a proper noun.
> 
> But, as to the main point...
> 
> Let's say that you bought your car, instead of leasing it, 
> implying that you don't need to bring it back in the same 
> condition in which you received it. In fact you might have 
> bought so that you could modify to your heart's content.
> So, are you going to customize Impala?  Or are you going to 
> customize _the_ Impala?
> 
> Kevin
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