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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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visual basic 6.0

you have a copy of visual basic 6.0
  

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You have a copy of Visual Basic 6.0.
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The sentence does not make sense to me. A copy of what? Visual Basic is a programming language. You can't have a copy of it. You need to say either a copy of the (training) book of Visual Basic 6.0. or a copy of the compiler/interpreter of Visual Basic 6.0.
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khoshtipThe sentence does not make sense to me. A copy of what? Visual Basic is a programming language. You can't have a copy of it. You need to say either a copy of the (training) book of Visual Basic 6.0. or a copy of the compiler/interpreter of Visual Basic 6.0.
Actually, we do say "copy of" with software packages, so "copy of Visual Basic" is OK.
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GPYwe do say "copy of" with software packages,
It's fine.
GPYcopy of Visual Basic" is OK
No.
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khoshtip GPYwe do say "copy of" with software packages,It's fine.GPYcopy of Visual Basic" is OKNo.
If you are making a distinction that "Visual Basic" is a language and not a software package, then this is a nicety that most English speakers would not care about. Visual Basic only exists as a Microsoft software product, and so it would be common and natural to
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GPY Microsoft software product
Did I say it's created by Apple Inc.?

Consider a shop assistant that has copies of these (which is very common):
1- Copies of a training book on Visual Basic 6.0.
2- Copies of a training CD on Visual Basic 6.0.
3- Copies of the package containing Visual Basic's interpreter/compiler.
Now when you go there
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khoshtipNow when you go there and require a copy of Visual Basic, how he/she can find out which one do you need?
When you say "copy of Visual Basic", it is normally assumed that you mean the software.
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khoshtipGPYcopy of Visual Basic" is OKNo.
Please do not get into extended, repetitive arguments with our moderators, who are here because they are adept at the language.
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Please don't present opinions that are not fairly just because someone is a moderator.
I'm a computer software engineer. The field we had discussion about it is part of my proficiency (not yours apparently). I'm a programmer as well.
The books I read and the professors that have taught me are number one on their fields. To be honest, you don't have that skill to judge about the case corr
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khoshtipI'm a computer software engineer. The field we had discussion about it is part of my proficiency (not yours apparently). I'm a programmer as well.
I am not concerned about your expertise (which does not appear to include English, judging from your list); the problem is continued argument where no progress is made. You are free to state your opinion an
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