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John Aki Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Grammar check please?

Hi these,

I saw the advertising which wrote,

"100 percent Aussie owned and operated".

Is it supposed to be "100 percent Aussie own and operate" Still own and operate rather than past?


Unless,

"This company is 100 percent Aussie owned and operated".

Then it make sense to me, please correct me if I am wrong.


Cheers

  

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"100 percent Aussie owned and operated" is an abbreviated way of saying "This company (or whatever it is) is 100 percent Aussie owned and operated". , as well as advertisements. g.

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  • "100 percent Aussie owned and operated" is an abbreviated way of saying "This company (or whatever it is) is 100 percent Aussie owned and operated".
  • , as well as advertisements.
  • g.
  • ", which means that something implied by the context is free (no payment required), while in your example something implied by the context is "100 percent Aussie owned and operated".
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"100 percent Aussie owned and operated" is an abbreviated way of saying "This company (or whatever it is) is 100 percent Aussie owned and operated". This kind of "naked adjectival phrase" is a style that you may see in headlines, headings, bullet points, etc., as well as advertisements.

Grammatically, it is really just the same as e.g. a banner saying "Free!", which means that something

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