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Eats, Shoots & Leaves

Does Lynne Truss understand what an attributive noun is?

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[/nq] Ah a mystery question. Matti

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[nq:1]Does Lynne Truss understand what an attributive noun is?[/nq]
Ah a mystery question.
Matti
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"Matti Lamprhey" (Email Removed) schrieb im Newsbeitrag
[nq:2]Does Lynne Truss understand what an attributive noun is?[/nq]
[nq:1]Ah a mystery question.[/nq]
Indeed. Incidentally, shouldn't that be "attribution noun"? ;-)
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[nq:2]Ah a mystery question.[/nq]
[nq:1]Indeed. Incidentally, shouldn't that be "attribution noun"? ;-)[/nq]
Or perhaps an attributive nominative?
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[nq:1]Does Lynne Truss understand what an attributive noun is?[/nq]
Who or what is Lynne Truss?

Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm
E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk
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[nq:2]Does Lynne Truss understand what an attributive noun is?[/nq]
[nq:1]Who or what is Lynne Truss?[/nq]
A type of female sardine-buyer discussed in AUE at great length.

Reinhold (Rey) Aman
AUEer Emeritus & Eremitus
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[nq:1]Does Lynne Truss understand what an attributive noun is?[/nq]
Dunno, but she reflects on the success of her book in today's Times.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-1134613,00.html

"My head is in a jar
STILL, at least such random annoyances reassure
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[nq:2]Does Lynne Truss understand what an attributive noun is?[/nq]
[nq:1]Dunno, but she reflects on the success of her book in today's Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-1134613,00.html Do I want to it to stop, though? That?s the tough part. This *****? milk is working
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[nq:2]Dunno, but she reflects on the success of her book in today's Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-1134613,00.html[/nq]
[nq:2]Do I want to it to stop, though? That?s the tough part. This *****? milk is working wonders with the bunions."[/nq]
[nq:1]You just can't
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[nq:2]You just can't grudge it to a fellow-scribbler who hits the G-spot, can you?[/nq]
[nq:1]I certainly wouldn't, but I noticed a few sneers from people when J K Rowling's success was discussed here a few months ago.[/nq]
Some of them possibly from the nobly ungrudging me!

Mike.
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[nq:1]Does Lynne Truss understand what an attributive noun is? Matt[/nq]
OK. Help. I've yet to see a copy of the Truss book. Just how is the title presented?
Like this: "Eats, Shoots, & Leaves"?
Or like this: "Eats, Shoots & Leaves"?
I've seen it both ways, both here and in articles talking about it.

It's dwiving me cwazy.
Cheers, Sage

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