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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Do they mean the same?

Is there a preference?
I have a picture of you as a child. I have a child picture of you.
  

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Anonymous I have a picture of you as a child. Good! Anonymous I have a child picture of you.

— Avangi

  • Anonymous I have a picture of you as a child.
  • Good!
  • Anonymous I have a child picture of you.
  • Although it probably means the same thing, a native speaker would never use this version!
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AnonymousI have a picture of you as a child.
Good!
Anonymous I have a child picture of you.
Although it probably means the same thing, a native speaker would never use this version!
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AnonymousI have a child picture of you.
After the pattern of 'child bride' (a bride who is a child), 'child picture' would mean a picture which is a child — clearly impossible.

I wonder why, then, it's perfectly OK to use 'baby picture' (a picture of a baby).
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