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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Combined nouns, BE vs AE and more...

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001. I came across the following: “When conversing with women, men will remove their 01u00hat02u00.”02br
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00 00a. Is ”01u00hat02u00” correct here, or should it be replaced with “01u00hats02u00”?02br
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00 00b. What would the equivalent sentence in the singular sound: ”When conversing with a woman, a man will remove his hat”?02br
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002. I found the following combinations: “01u00solar-powered02u00”, “01u00human-powered02u00”, “01u00nuclear-powered02u00”, and “01u00electric-02u00powered”, “01u00oar-powered02u00”. I also found “01u00electricity02u00-powered”. Which of these forms are correct?02br
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00What rule, if any, should I apply : 01u00adjective+powered02u00, or 01u00noun+powered02u00 ?02br
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003. Which of the following is to be found in British English:”01u00car-rental station02u00” or “01u00car-hire company02u00”?02br
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004. Is the comma OK in : “On moving out, they threw a huge all-night party.”?02br
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00Thank you for your time,02br
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00Angela0-
  

Top answer

1font 001. ”02font 02br 02br 01font 00 a. Is ”01u 00hat02u 00” correct here, or should it be replaced with “01u 00hats02u 00”?

— BarbaraPA

  • 1font 001.
  • ”02font 02br 02br 01font 00 a.
  • Is ”01u 00hat02u 00” correct here, or should it be replaced with “01u 00hats02u 00”?
  • 02font 00This seems to cause a lot of questions.
  • Because it is clear that any one man will be wearing only one hat, and no two men can be weaing the same hat at the same time, there really can't be any confusion, regardless of which you choose.
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