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"Dave" wrote in message
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On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 17:25:31 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
said:

You should have typed 'doubtlessly" (not doubless). Aside from the
incorrect
spelling of the root word you compounded your folly by not using it as
an
adjective. "Which is (doubtlessly) why."

You need to clear up your muddled thought and expression, Neal. Are you
alleging that "doubtless" is an adjective, or that "doubtlessly" is an
adjective?

Without a doubt, it's doubtlessly when used as an adjective.

Perhaps I should commence writing to you using lower Flesch-Kincaid grade
level scores?

It would be better, perhaps, if you commenced by learning the difference
between an adjective and an adverb.

Maybe you should learn how to diagram a sentence. Let's take a look, shall
we?

"Which is (doubtlessly) why."

Which = Subject = noun
is = Verb
why = Object = noun

doubtlessly is a modifier of why. Therefore, it follows that doubtlessly is
an adjective, not an adverb.

ad.jec.tive \"a-jik-tiv\ n : a word that typically serves as a modifier of a
noun - ad.jec.ti.val \'a-jik-"tï-v?l\ adj - ad.jec.ti.val.ly adv

Go back to school for a refresher course in remedial English, barrister!

Wilbur Hubbard
(purveyor of lawyer smackdowns, both in court and here)

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"Bruce In Bangkok" wrote in message
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On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:11:47 -0500, katy
wrote:

KLC Lewis wrote:
"Justin C" wrote in message
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In article , Larry wrote:
Leave the AC run all summer and the dehumidifier running all winter to
keep the boat dried out. Your problem goes away as soon as the air
inside the boat is DRY, not like a North Carolina swamp.
Out of interest, is it possible to keep the air in a boat dry? OK, if
you've got a de-humidifier running 24/7, and the boat is closed up
then,
yep, I expect it'll dry out, but what about a boat that's used
regularly? Can you ever dry it out?

Justin.

--
Justin C, by the sea.

The two most important words, IMO, are, "Insulate and ventilate."
Insulating
both above and below the waterline wherever possible keeps condensation
down, while ventilation keeps the humidity inside the boat close to that
of
outside the boat, but prevents stale air and heat build-up.
Solar-powered
Nicro Day/Night vents work very well if properly placed, combined with
passive vents belowdecks. The problem is not heat and humidity per se,
but
differences in heat and humidity.


If you're living aboard, however, in a temperate region such as NC where
night temps are known to drop into the low 20's, keeping inside and
outside air equal would be quite daunting! Gives a whole new definition
to "frostbiting"!

Kati, are you a troll? You should be able to figure out what to do
when the A.C. is too cold...
Cheers,


She's just what she's always been - stupid.

--
Gregory Hall

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"Dave" wrote in message
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On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 14:03:42 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
said:

Let's take a look, shall
we?

"Which is (doubtlessly) why."

Which = Subject = noun
is = Verb
why = Object = noun

doubtlessly is a modifier of why. Therefore, it follows that doubtlessly
is
an adjective, not an adverb.

Not even close, Neal. Did your grammar lessens end in the third grade?


Sorry, Dave, but vague insults in lieu of reasoned rebuttal makes you a
loser in any debate.

Wilbur Hubbard

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wrote in message
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On 6 Jan 2009 13:40:01 -0600, Dave wrote:

On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 14:03:42 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
said:

Let's take a look, shall
we?

"Which is (doubtlessly) why."

Which = Subject = noun
is = Verb
why = Object = noun

doubtlessly is a modifier of why. Therefore, it follows that doubtlessly
is
an adjective, not an adverb.

Not even close, Neal. Did your grammar lessens end in the third grade?

Lessens?

Debating with Neal is never going to make you appear anything but
foolish, Dave. Spit the hook.


Like any typical, obfuscating lawyer, Dave is trying to make something
complicated out of something simple.

We are discussing a simple, four-word sentence. It has a subject a verb an
object and an object modifier. That's it! Dredging up non-applicable grammar
rules is not necessary. He's trying to save face but doing badly. He
apparently thought that doubtlessly was a modifier of the verb and,
consequently, an adverb. But any fool knows it's "doubtlessly why" and not
"is doubtlessly). If doubtlessly were an adverb the sentence structure would
be: "Which doubtlessly is why."

I guess Dave never learned the KISS rule. Or the logical order rule.

Wilbur Hubbard

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"Dave" wrote in message
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On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 15:06:12 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
said:

We are discussing a simple, four-word sentence.
[snip]

"Which doubtlessly is why."

I take back what I said, Neal. While the third grader would probably not
have recognized that your four words are part of a dependent clause
introduced the relative pronoun "which," the third grader would at least
have gone you one better by recognizing that your four words do not
constitute a sentence.

Do a little googling of "clause" and "sentence" and maybe you can start to
get this grammar stuff sorted out.

This is becoming tedius. "Doubtless" is correct, Wilbur. "Doubtlessly" can
also be correct, but is considered "clumsy."
http://www.bartleby.com/68/15/2015.html

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"Dave" wrote in message
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On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 15:06:12 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
said:

We are discussing a simple, four-word sentence.
[snip]

"Which doubtlessly is why."

Poor attempt at post-editing in a failed attempt to further obfuscate.


I take back what I said, Neal. While the third grader would probably not
have recognized that your four words are part of a dependent clause
introduced the relative pronoun "which," the third grader would at least
have gone you one better by recognizing that your four words do not
constitute a sentence.

Do a little googling of "clause" and "sentence" and maybe you can start to
get this grammar stuff sorted out.

Sorry, but you're just plain wrong, Dave. All it takes to make a complete
sentence is a subject and a verb.

"Which is doubtlessly why." This is a complete sentence.

"Which is why." This is a complete sentence.

"Why me?" This is also a complete sentence.

"That is." This, too, is a complete sentence.

"Which is?" Same applies here - complete sentence.

Go to the back of the class! Don't forget the dunce cap.

Wilbur Hubbard

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"KLC Lewis" wrote in message
et...

"Dave" wrote in message
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On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 15:06:12 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
said:

We are discussing a simple, four-word sentence.
[snip]

"Which doubtlessly is why."

I take back what I said, Neal. While the third grader would probably not
have recognized that your four words are part of a dependent clause
introduced the relative pronoun "which," the third grader would at least
have gone you one better by recognizing that your four words do not
constitute a sentence.

Do a little googling of "clause" and "sentence" and maybe you can start
to
get this grammar stuff sorted out.

This is becoming tedius. "Doubtless" is correct, Wilbur. "Doubtlessly" can
also be correct, but is considered "clumsy."
http://www.bartleby.com/68/15/2015.html


Irrelevant! That link talks about "doubtless" used as an adverb and I have
shown, without doubt, that in the sentence, "Which is doubtlessly why," that
doubtlessly is used as an adjective since it is a modifier of the word "why"
and not a modifier of the verb "is."

Wilbur Hubbard

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"Dave" wrote in message
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On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 16:16:59 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
said:

Do a little googling of "clause" and "sentence" and maybe you can start
to
get this grammar stuff sorted out.

Sorry, but you're just plain wrong, Dave. All it takes to make a complete
sentence is a subject and a verb.

"Which is doubtlessly why." This is a complete sentence.

"Which is why." This is a complete sentence.

"Why me?" This is also a complete sentence.

"That is." This, too, is a complete sentence.

"Which is?" Same applies here - complete sentence.

Go to the back of the class! Don't forget the dunce cap.

Keep it up, Neal. The more you say the more you display your ignorance of
the language.

Take my earlier advice and google up "sentence," "clause" and "phrase"
before you dig yourself in even deeper.


I don't have to dig any deeper. I've managed to bury you as it is.

Wilbur Hubbard

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On Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:33:05 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:34:31 -0000, Justin C
wrote:

Wilbur, please don't criticise other's use of the language when you
butcher it so badly yourself.

All spelling and grammar flames are lame. Also have **** all to do
with boating.

Casady


But it gives him such an overwhelming sense of superiority.....even
when he is wrong.
Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

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On Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:11:57 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 18:46:01 -0800 (PST), tom wrote:

On Jan 5, 7:39*am, Larry wrote:
Marty wrote om:

I saw the aftermath of a Hamas rocket hitting a kindergarden the other
day,,,, * how about damning that...twit

Martin

So, if your neighbor murders your son, it's ok for you to kill them all?

That's not what the cops say where I live. *It's NOT OK for me to kill off
the neighbors if they kill someone of mine. *I'll certainly want to, but we
are a society of laws. *We don't just start banging away on the neighbors
with our M-16s trying to see how many we can kill. *That leads to anarchy
and everyone dies.

Why is murder OK when it's done by Zionists? *I've wondered that for years.

Please don't continue to misrepresent anarchy. Anarchy simply means
"without head", or leader. No one must die simply because anarchy is
present.
Tom
Skipper: Professor, will you tell these people who is in charge on
this island?
Professor: Why, no one.
Skipper: No one?
Thurston Howell III: No one? Good heavens, this is anarchy!
_Gilligan's Island_, episode #6, "President Gilligan"

The average uneducated schmuck thinks anarchy=chaos. It doesn't, at
least in theory. Real anarchists believe that left on their own, most
individuals will do the right thing without being forced. They believe
in the basic good of people.


Actually one can view a non-moderated Usenet group as an example of
anarchy in action. View rec.boats for an idea of how well anarchy
works in practice.

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)