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Krissy Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Are these grammatically correct?

"Push up bras are like a pack of chips, when you open it it's less than what you expected."

"Push up bras are like packs of chips, when you open it it's less than what you expected."

And does "pack" actually sound good? i.e., pack of chips
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Push-up bras are like bags of chips. When you open them, it's less than what you expected.

— GramerFreek

  • Push-up bras are like bags of chips.
  • When you open them, it's less than what you expected.
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Push-up bras are like bags of chips. When you open them, it's less than what you expected.
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KrissyPush- up bras are like a pack of chips, when you open it, it's less than what you expected."
"Bag of chips"
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Pushup bras are like a bag of chips, when you open it there is always less inside than what you expected.

I like this best. Push + up = pushup. It is only one word.
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Cynthia3754It is only one word.
The hyphenated form is also acceptable. In fact, I believe it’s more common.
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No, not where I am from, which has been across most of the United States for the past several years. Pushups is definitely the most commonly used.
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The COCA has 189 citations for pushup and 298 for push-up. There is an even bigger gap between the plural forms: 239 for pushups and 502 for push-ups. Not to mention that the latter is favored by several good online dictionaries, Dictionary.com and M-W, to name a couple.
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Aspara GusThe COCA has 189 citations for pushup and 298 for push-up.
Emotion: yes

You got there t
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Is that the same source that told you the following sentence is correct?

"Each supervisor should remind his staff that unless they notify the personnel office, otherwise they will be scheduled to take their vacation next year."
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Cynthia3754Is that the same source that told you the following sentence is correct?"Each supervisor should remind his staff that unless they notify the personnel office, otherwise they will be scheduled to take their vacation next year."
Nobody has told us that that is correct. It is not. The comma is in the wrong place. However, let's not sidetrack this threa
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