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   Ardith Hinton to Denis Mosko   
   inventory imagination   
   09 Nov 15 22:50:07   
   
   Hi, Denis!  Recently you wrote in a message to All:   
      
   DM>  Subject.   
      
   DM>  How it explain?   
      
      
             I'll need more information before I can explain it....  ;-)   
      
      
      
             Trying to guess what you'd like us to explain:   
      
      
                  1)  In English we often use noun pairs such as   
      
                          kitchen door   
      
                          pencil sharpener   
      
                               and   
      
                          computer desk   
      
   in which the first noun functions as an adjective.  The combination you cited   
   here is not one I've seen or heard, though.  Can you add an example of how it   
   might be used in a sentence?   
      
      
      
                  2)  OTOH, I wonder whether you may be trying to figure out the   
   difference between "invention"   
      
                          ... i.e. invention, not inventory...   
      
   and "imagination".  While "invention" and "inventory" appear to come from +/-   
   the same Latin root, they have different meanings.   
      
      
                      Again, an example would be helpful....  :-)   
      
      
      
      
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
    * Origin: Wits' End, Vancouver CANADA (1:153/716)   

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