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To: E who wrote (2206)3/22/1999 7:45:00 PM
From: Sowbug  Respond to of 4711
 
Sowbug, it would also be correct to say either "Yesterday I bought some software for my computer," or "Yesterday I bought software for my computer."

Yep, I agree, and that seems to be getting closer to the answer. There's something wrong with trying to make the word absolutely singular (eeargh, "absolutely singular" is almost as bad as "very unique"!). But referring to it in the indefinite ("some" or no article at all) sounds just fine.