Comments on: Astrobiology: “We’re searching for ET but it’s really hard to see…” https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/05/astrobiology-were-searching-fo/ Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:35:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Reginald Selkirk https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/05/astrobiology-were-searching-fo/#comment-497477 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:35:07 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/01/05/astrobiology-were-searching-fo/#comment-497477

The “ous” makes it an adjective.

Which noun was being modified by that adjective?

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/05/astrobiology-were-searching-fo/#comment-497476 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:46:07 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/01/05/astrobiology-were-searching-fo/#comment-497476 The “ous” makes it an adjective. Interestingly, the commonly used adjective form of “arsenic” is “arsenic” (with “arsenious” being less common). So, I suppose it depends on how one sees the word being used here.

]]> By: Reginald Selkirk https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/05/astrobiology-were-searching-fo/#comment-497475 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:55:47 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/01/05/astrobiology-were-searching-fo/#comment-497475 1:17: phosphorous with an ‘o’?
She has no science cred.

]]> By: Zeno https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/05/astrobiology-were-searching-fo/#comment-497474 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:05:34 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/01/05/astrobiology-were-searching-fo/#comment-497474 But E.T. doesn’t exist because the entire universe was created for humanity alone. Creationists tell me so.

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