02-17-2005, 01:05 AM
Quote:Dictionary writers tend to regard such names as 'verbal formulae', rather than as English words.
Thanks Fragbait. That was the premise I was thinking of that I couldn't articulate into a reply. I remember learning most of the rules for naming chemical compounds, I just can't remember what I learned. :whistling:
The Bill of No Rights
The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. Robert A. Heinlein
The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. Robert A. Heinlein