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Jigneshbharati Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Gravitational pull Vs gravity pull of the earth

We can use noun as an adjective in lot of phrases. Why can't we use the noun gravity as an adjective in the phrase "gravitational pull of the earth?
Why can't say "gravity pull of the earth"?

  

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Jigneshbharati Why can't say "gravity pull of the earth"? Why can't we say "gravity pull of the earth"? We can but we don't.

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  • Jigneshbharati Why can't say "gravity pull of the earth"?
  • Why can't we say "gravity pull of the earth"?
  • We can but we don't.
  • The only reason I can think of is that we always say it the other way.
  • Maybe it's about science.
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JigneshbharatiWhy can't say "gravity pull of the earth"?

Why can't we say "gravity pull of the earth"?

We can but we don't. The only reason I can think of is that we always say it the other way. Maybe it's about science. We can have rotational speed but not rotation speed, azimuthal projection but not azimuth projection, an arithmetical mean bu

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JigneshbharatiWhy can't we say "gravity pull of the earth"?

We can, but then we wouldn't be saying it the same as everyone else.

Sometimes you just have to go with the flow and do things the way everybody else does.

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