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Subject: Re: how djgpp code bootable?
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Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 18:21:49 GMT
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	English is obviously not his first language.  Neither sentence
contained a verb.. "whats" is not a verb.  It would be the plural of
"what" which doesn't have a plural.

Give him a break, replace "how" with "is" and I think you would see what
he meant.

J-P wrote:
> 
> In article <3973462A DOT 3A3A AT virgin DOT net>,
> Steven salt  <steven DOT salt AT virgin DOT net> wrote:
> >how djgpp code bootable?
> 
> This sentence no verb. What do you mean? "How do I compile an executable"
> or something more obscure?
> 
> J-P