Re: E/R modeling: relationship's attributes

"Marshall Spight" <marshall.spight_at_gmail.com> wrote in message news:1146798354.727906.36960_at_i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> Neo wrote:
> >
> > Could you first define what you mean by quoting people properly?

> Define "define."

de-fine (di fien') v. <-fined, -fin-ing>

              v.t.
                  1.  to state or set forth the meaning of (a
                       word, phrase, etc.).
                  2.  to explain or identify the nature or
                       essential qualities of; describe.
                  3.  to specify: to define responsibilities.
                  4.  to determine or fix the boundaries or
                       extent of.
                  5.  to make clear the outline or form of.
              v.i.
                  6.  to set forth the meaning of a word,
                       phrase, etc.
             [1325-75; ME def (f) inen < AF, OF definer TO PUT
             AN END TO < < L definire TO LIMIT, define = de-
             DE - + finire; see *FINISH*]

quote (kwoht)  v. <quot-ed, quot-ing> n.
              v.t.
                  1.  TO REPEAT (a passage, phrase, etc.) from  :-)
                       a book, speech, or the like, as by way
                       of authority or illustration.
                  2.  to repeat words from (a book, author,
                       etc.).
                  3.  to cite, offer, or bring forward as
                       evidence or support.
                  4.  to enclose (words) within quotation marks.
                  5.  a.  to state the current or market price
                            of (a stock, bond, etc.).
              v.i.
                  6.  to make a quotation or quotations, as
                       from a book or author.
                  7.  (used by a speaker to indicate the
                       beginning of a quotation.).
              n.
                  8.  QUOTATION.
                  9.  QUOTATION MARK.
             [1350-1400; ME coten, quoten (< OF coter) < ML
             quotare *TO DIVIDE* into chapters and verses, der.
             of L quot how many]

This was a QUOTATION from Random House Webster's,mainly to break the loop for those who are still trapped inside it. Received on Mon May 08 2006 - 13:13:58 CEST