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 There are two (non-interchangeable) ways to say 'X is Y':
-#''Y DET X'' - This is used when Y is an adjective or when asserting that nouns X and Y are the same thing.
+#''Y DET X'' - This is used to assert that nouns X and Y are the same thing.
-#''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)
+#''dyb Y DET X'' (lit. X is in the set of all Y's) - This is used to assert that "X is-a Y" (Y a predicate noun)
 ==Noun phrase==