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Perfect Stranger Posted 11 years ago
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Correct or not? lawn mowing as a verb?

Dear Users,

Is it correct to use lawn mowing as a verb?

For example: I've been lawn mowing for the greater part of the afternoon.

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In conversational English this would be accepted. I think I would hyphenate it though: "I've been lawn-mowing". I would not use it in formal English (I would say "mowing the lawn").

— GPY

  • In conversational English this would be accepted.
  • I think I would hyphenate it though: "I've been lawn-mowing".
  • I would not use it in formal English (I would say "mowing the lawn").
  • ) do not work so well for me.
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In conversational English this would be accepted. I think I would hyphenate it though: "I've been lawn-mowing". I would not use it in formal English (I would say "mowing the lawn").

Other inflections of this putative verb ("I lawn-mowed", "He lawn-mows" etc.) do not work so well for me.
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Perfect StrangerDear Users,Is it correct to use lawn mowing as a verb?For example: I've been lawn mowing for the greater part of the afternoon.Thanks
No. You could say I've been mowing a lawn for the greater part of the afternoon. This would be the case when speaking in general and not referring to a particular lawn.

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