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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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"Customer service" or "customer's service"

May anybody explain it like I am 5?

  

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anonymous May anybody explain it like I am 5? Can anybody …? That is just the way it is.

  • anonymous May anybody explain it like I am 5?
  • Can anybody …?
  • That is just the way it is.
  • "Customer service" is a fixed collocation that came into being on its own and is the accepted form.
  • That said, it is not service belonging to the customer, it is service for the customer.
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anonymous

May anybody explain it like I am 5?

Can anybody …?

That is just the way it is. "Customer service" is a fixed collocation that came into being on its own and is the accepted form. That said, it is not service belonging to the customer, it is service for the customer. I don't know if they have covered nouns in your kindergarten cl

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anonymous like I am 5

Repeat after me:

customer service, customer service, customer service, customer service, customer service, customer service, customer service, customer service, customer service, customer service, customer service, customer service, customer service, customer service, customer service

CJ

If you're not 5:

It's a

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Memorize this rule: When a noun is used to modify another noun, the singular form is used. Look at these common phrases:

tea ceremony
rose garden
brick wall
wool coat
peace treaty
clock tower
fire engine
book shelf
dance hall
mountain goat
wine glass
vegetable soup
garden club
grave marker
flag pole
bear rug
race car
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