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 ==Copula==
-Two ways to say 'X is Y':
+There are two (non-interchangeable) ways to say 'X is Y':
-#'X is Y' (''Y DET X'') - This is used when Y is an adjective or when asserting that nouns X and Y are identical.
+#''Y DET X'' - This is used when Y is an adjective or when asserting that nouns X and Y are identical ("X == Y").
-#'X is-a Y' (''dyb Y DET X'', lit. X is in the set of all Y's) - This is used when Y is a predicate noun and the intended meaning is an "is-a" relationship.
+#''dyb Y DET X'' (lit. X is in the set of all Y's) - This is used when the speaker asserts that "X is-a Y" (Y a predicate noun)
 ==Noun phrase==