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Infinik Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

constituent nouns in compound nouns

0Hi, grammar experts02br
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00 Got a question on compound nouns, particular the effect of singularity of one of/each constituent nouns in the compound noun: would the following two be different in meanings?02br
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01b00file-management system02b02br
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01b00files-management system02b02br
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00Plus, if one of these is (or both can be?) meant to describe a system that manipulates lots of files in a digital environment, then which one(s)?02br
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0Just thought of a third option, which is quite common too: 02br
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01b00file management system02b00 (i.e. without hyphen)0-
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0The singular is used in these cases, even when it may mean something plural.02br
00Use 01i00file management system02i00 even if the system manages more than one file (as they almost always do).02br
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