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- 15-Oct-2003, 00:55 #1Anonymous Guest
proper nouns In this sentence The Observer will be launched in 1992. is "1992" a proper noun?
- 15-Oct-2003, 03:23 #2
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No.
- 15-Oct-2003, 18:22 #3
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Re: proper nouns 
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Ronbee's right. The entire sentence is not a proper noun.
However, the phrase 'The Observer' (a newspaper, magazine, TV show, Ad campaign) is a proper noun. It's some thing's proper name.
Cas :D
- 15-Oct-2003, 19:08 #4
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Um, he wanted to know if "1992" is a proper noun.
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- 18-Oct-2003, 20:30 #5
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Teacher I don't think it is.
- 19-Oct-2003, 03:38 #6
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Originally Posted by RonBee 
Pronage
Reading skills grabbed :grab: and severely dealt with.
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- 19-Oct-2003, 15:54 #7
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Um, pronage?
(It looks like I'm learning new words today. :wink: )
:)
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