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Omar Ahmed Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Correct or not?
Is the following sentence correct?
-Education must be lifelong.
I read that 'lifelong' is an adjective that must be used before a noun. Is this a fixed rule?
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Omar Ahmed Is this a fixed rule? Not as much as for other adjectives of the type. You can have a bosom buddy, but you can't have a buddy who is bosom.
- Omar Ahmed Is this a fixed rule?
- Not as much as for other adjectives of the type.
- You can have a bosom buddy, but you can't have a buddy who is bosom.
- You can, however, have a friend who is lifelong, just barely.
- Hey, I don't make the rules.
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Omar AhmedIs this a fixed rule?
Not as much as for other adjectives of the type. You can have a bosom buddy, but you can't have a buddy who is bosom. You can, however, have a friend who is lifelong, just barely. Hey, I don't make the rules.
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