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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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Headquarters Operations or Headquarter Operations
0 We're in the process of updating the names of our departments at work and want to know which would be more correct: Headquarters Operation or Headquarter Operations? 0-
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0 I'm not aware that the singular is ever used. 02 br 00 CJ 0-
- 0 I'm not aware that the singular is ever used.
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0 I'm not aware that the singular is ever used. I've never heard of a company's headquarter. 02 br
00 I think it has to be 01 i 00 Headquarter 01 b 00 s 02 b 00 Operations 02 i 00 . 02 br
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00 I think it has to be 01 i 00 Headquarter 01 b 00 s 02 b 00 Operations 02 i 00 . 02 br
00 Others may have more information on this construction. 02 br
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0 From the large number of Google hits, it looks like a look of people is making this mistake. It should be headquarter 01 b 00 s 02 b 00 . There is no "s" when the word is used as a verb. E.g. 02 br
00 The company is headquartered in New York. 0-
00 The company is headquartered in New York. 0-
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0 You can have an Operational Headquarters, which would be different from Sales Headquarters, Division Headquarters, or any other headquarters. 0-
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