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Angliholic Posted 15 years ago
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A need for pet-owner communication

With the help of the Bow-Linqual Translator, Dr. Dolittle's dream of talking with animals is no longer a fantasy. As long as there is a need for pet-owner communication, there will probably be more new inventions.

Hi,

Is it right to understand the bolded part as "there is a need for a pet and its owner to communicate with each other?" Thanks.
  

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Hi I'd say that is quite right The hyphen joins the two nouns that are both covered by the noun that follows If I were having trouble at work, I might say.. - The employer-employee relationship does not seem to be working! Dave

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  • Hi I'd say that is quite right The hyphen joins the two nouns that are both covered by the noun that follows If I were having trouble at work, I might say..
  • - The employer-employee relationship does not seem to be working!
  • Dave
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Hi

I'd say that is quite right

The hyphen joins the two nouns that are both covered by the noun that follows

If I were having trouble at work, I might say..

- The employer-employee relationship does not seem to be working!

Dave
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Hi

Having said that, I can see that "pet-owner" is awkward because it can also just mean "someone who owns a pet"

But I think that, in the context, it does mean the communication between the pet and the owner

Dave
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