"--

the Subject is _Rain_ and the Predicate _is now_, "is at the present
time," "is in the class of present events".

[Footnote 1: Remember that when we speak of a general name,
we do not necessarily mean a single word. A general name,
logically viewed, is simply the name of a _genus_, kind, or
class: and whether this is single-worded or many-worded
is, strictly speaking, a grammatical question. "Man,"
"man-of-ability," "man-of-ability-and-courage,"
"man-of-ability-and-courage-and-gigantic-stature,"
"man-who-fought-at-Marathon"--these are all general names
in their logical function. No matter how the constitutive
properties of the class are indicated, by one word or in
combination, that word or combination is a general name. In
actual speech we can seldom indicate by a single word the
meaning predicated.]

[Footnote 2: The objection taken to the word "indefinite,"
that the quantity of particular propositions is indefinite,
_some_ meaning any quantity less than all, is an example of
the misplaced and frivolous subtlety that has done so much
to disorder the tradition of Logic. By "indefinite" is
simply meant not definitely expressed as either Universal
or Particular, Total or Partial. The same objection might be
taken to any word used to express the distinction: the degree
of quantity in Some S is not "designate" any more than it is
"definite" or "dioristic".]

[Footnote 3: _Generally._ In this word we have an instance of
the frequent conflict between the words of common speech and
logical terminology. How it arises shall be explained in next
chapter. A General proposition is a synonym for a Universal
proposition (if the forms A and E are so termed): but
"generally" in common speech means "for the most part," and is
represented by the symbol of particular quantity, _Some_.]

[Footnote 4: With some logicians it is a mechanical rule in
reducing to syllogistic form to treat as I or O all sentences
in which there is no formal expression of quantity. This is to
err on the safe side, but common speakers are not so guarded,
and it is to be presumed rather that they have a universal
application in their minds when they do not expressly
qualify.]

III.--SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.

_The formula for_ EXCLUSIVE PROPOSITIONS. "None but the brave deserve
the fair": "No admi