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English 1b3 Posted 15 years ago
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Food consumption permitting

"Head down for what is sure to be an event to be remembered, (copious) food-consumption-permitting."

1) Would you hyphenate this?

2) Would you prefer it to be written thus: "...to be remembered, provided copious amounts of food are/is consumed."

3) Should we use is or are here?

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1-- No, not at all. 2-- No. The first (unhyphenated) is idiomatic.

— Mister Micawber

  • 1-- No, not at all.
  • 2-- No.
  • The first (unhyphenated) is idiomatic.
  • are.
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1-- No, not at all.
2-- No. The first (unhyphenated) is idiomatic.
3-- It would have to be 'are', I think: amounts...are.
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