Posted by Neredbojias on 10/03/05 00:42

With neither quill nor qualm, Greg N. quothed:

> Hywel Jenkins wrote:
>
> >>>What are you replying to? Please quote properly - even the crappy
> >>>Google Groups interface allows you to do this.
> >>
> >>Don't be ridiculous. If a post replies to the subject and nothing but
> >>the subject, even the most finnicky stickler should be able to
> >>comprehend the contribution without a quote.
> >
> > The post isn't replying to the subject - there's not a question in
> > there.
>
> You're confusing reply and answer.

But both are *responses* and used pretty much interchangeably like
"sum" and "total".

>
> Merriam-Webster says:
> - reply: to respond in words or writing
> - answer: something spoken or written in reply to a question
>
> So, if the subject is "Rain in Rome"
> The sentence "it rarely rains in Rome" is indeed a reply to the subject.

If not in question-form, I'd think you'd reply to the *content* of the
subject rather than the subject itself.

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Neredbojias
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