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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

falsetto

Is the following sentence correct?

"Oh, really?" he said in a falsetto voice.
Falsetto is a noun, so is it correct to use it as an adjective?
  

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"falsetto voice" is absolutely fine. "noun + noun" combinations, where the first noun modifies the second a bit like an adjective, are very common in English. org/dictionary/english/falsetto

  • "falsetto voice" is absolutely fine.
  • "noun + noun" combinations, where the first noun modifies the second a bit like an adjective, are very common in English.
  • org/dictionary/english/falsetto
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"falsetto voice" is absolutely fine. "noun + noun" combinations, where the first noun modifies the second a bit like an adjective, are very common in English. It could be argued, though, that "falsetto" qualifies as a true adjective, and some dictionaries list it as such:

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