qacr@oce-rd1.UUCP (Alistair Crooks) (08/26/85)
In article 607, Jeff Lichtman(jeff@rtech.UUCP) writes... > It is quite common in English to use nouns as adjectives: ^^^^^^^ > automobile tire > ... > ice chest Very humourous [sic], Jeff. Don't harbour any grudges, though. English in America is alive and swell, eh? -- Alistair G. Crooks BSO Eindhoven/Oce Nederland b.v. {seismo,philabs,decvax,ucbvax}!mcvax!oce-rd1!qacr {seismo,philabs,decvax,ucbvax}!mcvax!bsovax!ocealis