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Truonggiangnguyen Posted 12 years ago
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companies big or big companies ?

I read a post here http://www.forbes.com/sites/davelavinsky/2014/01/07/5-business-plan-myths-you-shouldnt-fall-for/

They write "For well over one hundred years, companies big and small have been writing business plans. B"

Why they write "companies big", why not "big companies " ?
  

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It is expressive writing, which means: For well over one hundred years, companies both big and small have been writing business plans. For well over one hundred years, companies, regardless of size, have been writing business plans. You need the phrase "big and small" to mean "all, no matter what size" you cannot use them individually: X (Wrong) For well over one hundred years, companies big have been writing business plans.

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  • It is expressive writing, which means: For well over one hundred years, companies both big and small have been writing business plans.
  • For well over one hundred years, companies, regardless of size, have been writing business plans.
  • You need the phrase "big and small" to mean "all, no matter what size" you cannot use them individually: X (Wrong) For well over one hundred years, companies big have been writing business plans.
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It is expressive writing, which means:

For well over one hundred years, companies both big and small have been writing business plans.
For well over one hundred years, companies, regardless of size, have been writing business plans.

You need the phrase "big and small" to mean "all, no matter what size" you cannot use them individually:

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