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Guest Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Highly important question.
Is it women hater or womAn hater? Women hater sounds more accurate to me.
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The pair must be hyphenated because it is an inversion. Woman-hater. Hater of women.
- The pair must be hyphenated because it is an inversion.
- Woman-hater.
- Hater of women.
- English-speaker.
- Speaker of English.
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The pair must be hyphenated because it is an inversion.
Woman-hater.
Hater of women.
English-speaker.
Speaker of English.
Woman-hater.
Hater of women.
English-speaker.
Speaker of English.
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VERY interesting question, Guest-- because it caused me to discover that Google does not distinguish between hyphenated words and two-word nouns. Results:
'Woman hater'- 8170 hits
'Woman-hater' - 8170 hits
'Women hater' - 5090 hits
'Women-hater' - 5090 hits
I'd say they are all acceptable, although my own preference is for 'he is a woman-hater' and 'he is a woma
'Woman hater'- 8170 hits
'Woman-hater' - 8170 hits
'Women hater' - 5090 hits
'Women-hater' - 5090 hits
I'd say they are all acceptable, although my own preference is for 'he is a woman-hater' and 'he is a woma
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I have more questions. Is it "I'd rather not of" or "I'd rather not have"? Also, is it "Could you get me dinner" or "Would you get me dinner"?
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Hi,
It's "I'd rather not have." What you probably heard is the contraction, "I'd rather not've."
When I ask questions I normally use "will": will you get me dinner? This prevents pedants from answering, "I could but I won't."
It's "I'd rather not have." What you probably heard is the contraction, "I'd rather not've."
When I ask questions I normally use "will": will you get me dinner? This prevents pedants from answering, "I could but I won't."
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