From ... Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeed1.bredband.com!bredband!news01.chello.se!newsrouter.chello.at!newsfeed01.univie.ac.at!news.netway.at!nmaster.kpnqwest.net!nnum.kpnqwest.net!EU.net!nreader2.kpnqwest.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp Subject: Re: Why is this code broken? References: <2hvg8sskp6.fsf@vserver.cs.uit.no> <3D03EC84.933FCD7B@dls.net> <3D03F3A5.E00083B4@dls.net> <3232700368298991@naggum.net> <3233575592677882@naggum.net> Mail-Copies-To: never From: Erik Naggum Message-ID: <3233616132439593@naggum.net> Organization: Naggum Software, Oslo, Norway Lines: 15 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 02:42:12 GMT X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@KPNQwest.no X-Trace: nreader2.kpnqwest.net 1024627332 193.71.199.50 (Fri, 21 Jun 2002 04:42:12 MET DST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 04:42:12 MET DST Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.lisp:35301 * "Pierpaolo BERNARDI" | Check the gerundives. | | -ando is the suffix for adjectives formed from verbs ending in -are | (like comparare), -(i)endo is for verbs in -ere and -ire (like addere). Oh, damn. I based my analysis on compareo, not comparo. The former means to appear, be visible, to exist, be present, and is indeed comparere, while the latter means to form into pairs, match, and hence compare in English, and is comparare. Thanks for the push to go check this properly. -- Guide to non-spammers: If you want to send me a business proposal, please be specific and do not put "business proposal" in the Subject header. If it is urgent, do not use the word "urgent". If you need an immediate answer, give me a reason, do not shout "for your immediate attention". Thank you.