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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Complicated noun phrase
Hello,
I'd like to ask you for help with a problem that has been bothering me for some time. In English proper names tend to come before the noun that describes them. That's why we tend to say Microsoft Company rather than Company Microsoft.
But what happens if we have two proper names? Let me give you an example. Let's assume that there's a gallery whose full name is "Spiel Gallery" (Spiel is a German word meaning fun). Let's also assume that after the death of the founder (Arni Schmidt) of this Gallery it the intention of the new head to rename it in honour of the founder. What will the name be - Arni Schmidt Spiel Gallery or Arni Schmidt Gallery Spiel?
Best regards
Beni
I'd like to ask you for help with a problem that has been bothering me for some time. In English proper names tend to come before the noun that describes them. That's why we tend to say Microsoft Company rather than Company Microsoft.
But what happens if we have two proper names? Let me give you an example. Let's assume that there's a gallery whose full name is "Spiel Gallery" (Spiel is a German word meaning fun). Let's also assume that after the death of the founder (Arni Schmidt) of this Gallery it the intention of the new head to rename it in honour of the founder. What will the name be - Arni Schmidt Spiel Gallery or Arni Schmidt Gallery Spiel?
Best regards
Beni
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Hi, I'd like to ask you for help with a problem that has been bothering me for some time. In English proper names tend to come before the noun that describes them. That's why we tend to say Microsoft Company rather than Company Microsoft.
- Hi, I'd like to ask you for help with a problem that has been bothering me for some time.
- In English proper names tend to come before the noun that describes them.
- That's why we tend to say Microsoft Company rather than Company Microsoft.
- Actually, we usually just say 'Microsoft'.
- But what happens if we have two proper names?
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Hi,
I'd like to ask you for help with a problem that has been bothering me for some time. In English proper names tend to come before the noun that describes them. That's why we tend to say Microsoft Company rather than Company Microsoft.
Actually, we usually just say 'Microsoft'.
But what happens if we have two proper names? Let me give you an example. Let's assume that ther
I'd like to ask you for help with a problem that has been bothering me for some time. In English proper names tend to come before the noun that describes them. That's why we tend to say Microsoft Company rather than Company Microsoft.
Actually, we usually just say 'Microsoft'.
But what happens if we have two proper names? Let me give you an example. Let's assume that ther
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