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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

-like?

Hello,

He is so professor-like. Is this ok?

Is there a hyphen here even if it is used at the end of the sentence?

Thank you.
  

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The '-like' suffix is a casual ad hoc suffix used by people who do not know the proper terms: He is so professorial.

— Mister Micawber

  • The '-like' suffix is a casual ad hoc suffix used by people who do not know the proper terms: He is so professorial.
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The '-like' suffix is a casual ad hoc suffix used by people who do not know the proper terms:

He is so professorial.
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thank for your reply, but what is the answer?

is "He is professor-like."

correct interms of using a hyphen at the end of the sentence?
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The answer is, don't use that word. Do you have another '-like'-word you'd like to use?
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Hmm.

I know I can use another expression. BUt I want to know if this is grammatically correct.

Is it?

Thanks.
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