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Well worth reading the entire article. Thanks for posting. NBachers May 2018 #1
Quite a tale, isn't it? DFW May 2018 #2
"Democrat" is a noun; the adjective is "democratic." Sophia4 May 2018 #3
My use was conscious and intended as a noun. DFW May 2018 #4
:) Nor do you write in obfuscatese. Hortensis May 2018 #9
Noun strings, or groups of nouns used as a single noun, are common in English. MineralMan May 2018 #16
I would say government's agency or governmental agency. Sophia4 May 2018 #17
Like picnic table? Birthday card? Dinner date? Cow patty? Storm front? Work ticket? Wire transfer? tblue37 May 2018 #18
All of those are colloquial expressions. Sophia4 May 2018 #19
Good examples. MineralMan May 2018 #22
And that would be OK, too. MineralMan May 2018 #20
But as the Daily Kos article points out, the use of Democrat as an adjective is Sophia4 May 2018 #21
What a satifying ending.. I love mysteries. Cha May 2018 #5
I just met Rob last December DFW May 2018 #7
Yeah, the real deal should be Cha May 2018 #8
He wasted NO time in telling me when it was going to be published DFW May 2018 #10
It's fantastic! Has everything! Cha May 2018 #12
It is too much white collar stuff for a film DFW May 2018 #14
It's an intriguing mystery and Cha May 2018 #15
There's a donation button at your link. I donated - Let's help Rob Sand! NBachers May 2018 #11
Right.. Mahalo, NBachers.. Cha May 2018 #13
KnR! Hekate May 2018 #6
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