Re: gnubol: Re: FW: RCF - SC26-9046-03 - LRM (Special-Names format error)

[Michael McKernan <mck@tivoli.mv.com>]

>>>>> "x" == x  <x@wins.uva.nl>
>>>>> wrote the following on Fri, 10 Dec 1999 11:02:41 +0100 (MET)

  x> Non native speakers:

  x> some people write NOT IS on locations where IS NOT is assumed.
  x> OS/VS COBOL removes IS inthe lexical phase, so no worries there,
  x> but as soon as his is migrated to MF COBOL the code breaks down.

Apropos of this, I am reminded that some Danish friends, who have a
more than adequate functional knowledge of English, invariably use
"is" regardless of whether a noun is plural or not.  In there own
language, the verb to be is, sensibly enough, no longer inflected for
person or number.

Best regards,

Mike



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