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Tung Quoc Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
adj or noun (2)
Will you write :
1. advantageous competitor
or
2. advantage competitor?
Why?If both, what is the difference btw them?
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1. advantageous competitor
or
2. advantage competitor?
Why?If both, what is the difference btw them?
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Many common ideas are expressed by noun-noun compounds. The first modifies the second, as if the former were an adj. grammar problem, grammatical problem advantage competitor -- it does not belong to the many other cathegory.
- Many common ideas are expressed by noun-noun compounds.
- The first modifies the second, as if the former were an adj.
- grammar problem, grammatical problem advantage competitor -- it does not belong to the many other cathegory.
- How do I know?
- I do not know; I assume; however, assumptions are the mother of all f ups.
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Many common ideas are expressed by noun-noun compounds.
The first modifies the second, as if the former were an adj.
grammar problem, grammatical problem
advantage competitor -- it does not belong to the many other cathegory.
How do I know? I do not know; I assume; however, assumptions are the mother of all f ups.
The first modifies the second, as if the former were an adj.
grammar problem, grammatical problem
advantage competitor -- it does not belong to the many other cathegory.
How do I know? I do not know; I assume; however, assumptions are the mother of all f ups.
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To be honest, Quoc, I couldn't begin to tell you the meaning of either one of these combinations.
Neither one is a typical collocation. They aren't particularly logical combinations either -- especially with no context to help explain this odd combination.
You can't just pluck words randomly out of the air and expect them to automatically make sense together. English
Neither one is a typical collocation. They aren't particularly logical combinations either -- especially with no context to help explain this odd combination.
You can't just pluck words randomly out of the air and expect them to automatically make sense together. English
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First of all, let's think how could be a competitor more advantageous than the another? Perhaps, because he has less resources at his disposal?
Anyway, both seem strange phrases to me.
I was able to find something similar, but it's about the rates, not the competitor:
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CRTC AMENDS DATA COLLECTION PROCESS:
Anyway, both seem strange phrases to me.
I was able to find something similar, but it's about the rates, not the competitor:
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CRTC AMENDS DATA COLLECTION PROCESS:
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