Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Amanda, I think if you put someone's action under the heading GREED for example you are describing that person as being GREEDY. (My fifth grade teacher Mrs. Endelweiss would agree.) Regards, Ray Amanda Baker wrote: > > The three words that I used are nouns which qualify > the DEEDS of the persons involved in this "scandal", > e.g. J Collier's action is an example of GOODWILL. I > did not pass any judgment on the characters of the > persons involved. We usually use adjectives to > describe a person or his/her character, very seldom > nouns, unless you consider yourself, for example using > your logic, grandiosity personified.