Exploring Mexico's Sacred Caves--Upcoming 3D Film

[Cheryl Jones]

"Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula is dotted with thousands of caves that once housed prehistoric people and later became sacred to the Mayans. German archaeologists and filmmakers are currently involved in a project to explore with modern imaging technology and make a 3-D film of this underwater labyrinth."

http://abcnews.go.com/International/exp ... LydC4bNkmt

Cheryl

[Tlaloc]

"Mayan" is an adjective and "Maya" is a noun. The people are the Maya. There is no such thing as "the Mayans".

[KWW]

There's no such thing as a "hot water heater" either, but I bet you still call it that. Why would you heat hot water? I didn't realize we had grammar police on this site. I will put the dictionary beside my computer so I don't aggravate them.

This sounds like a very interesting film. That area is beautiful!!

[cavedad]

I agree that looks like a very cool film. My wife and I went to the Yucatan and Cozumel on our honeymoon, many moons ago...

As for the grammar, I recall that the people of Cozumel called us "Americans". I believe they were using the term as a noun, rather that as an adjective, which it can also be. Mayan, German, Mexican, you name it, they can all serve as both subject and modifier.