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MeggPhaggSioux Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
NEVER FAIL
Would i write a "never-fails plan" or a "never-fail plan"?
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Hi, Why try to invent an expression when you can simply write ' an infallible plan' ? Clive
- Hi, Why try to invent an expression when you can simply write ' an infallible plan' ?
- Clive
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Hi,
Why try to invent an expression when you can simply write 'an infallible plan'?
Clive
Why try to invent an expression when you can simply write 'an infallible plan'?
Clive
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I am trying to figure out the rules of verb phrase premodifiers
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Hi,
I wouldn't say thatthere are any firm rules about the kind of example you wrote.
a never-fails plan sounds like it has been tried more than once in the past, and it has never failed.
a never-fail plan does not so
I wouldn't say thatthere are any firm rules about the kind of example you wrote.
a never-fails plan sounds like it has been tried more than once in the past, and it has never failed.
a never-fail plan does not so
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Hi,
I wouldn't describe it as grammaticaly wrong.
But if you said it in an interview for a very good, professional kind of job, I'd think 'This person does not know how to speak in a formal situation'.
And if you said it in a casual sit
I wouldn't describe it as grammaticaly wrong.
But if you said it in an interview for a very good, professional kind of job, I'd think 'This person does not know how to speak in a formal situation'.
And if you said it in a casual sit
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I am exploring noun phrase premodification by verb phrases. It is used often enough in casual writing that I think I (english learner) should have some command of it.
So, a "never-fails strategy" is better than a "never-fail strategy"?
So, a "never-fails strategy" is better than a "never-fail strategy"?
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Hi,
Yes, if this is what you mean:
a never-fails plan/stragegy sounds like it has been tried more than once in the past, and it has never failed.
Would you like to try a few other phrases?
Yes, if this is what you mean:
a never-fails plan/stragegy sounds like it has been tried more than once in the past, and it has never failed.
Would you like to try a few other phrases?
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I also heard the phrase " a never-give-up attitude", with no "s". There must be some mysterious rules working.
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I also heard the phrase "a never-give-up attitude", with no "s". There must be some mysterious rules working.
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Hi
I'm not sure that I can explain the grammar, but here are some phrases that, in my experience, definitely work..
- It's a fail-safe plan
[Even if it fails, we'll still be safe: there are procedures that will enable us to recover]
- It's an idiot-proof plan
- He has a can-do attitude
[If you ask him to do something, he will say that he can do
I'm not sure that I can explain the grammar, but here are some phrases that, in my experience, definitely work..
- It's a fail-safe plan
[Even if it fails, we'll still be safe: there are procedures that will enable us to recover]
- It's an idiot-proof plan
- He has a can-do attitude
[If you ask him to do something, he will say that he can do
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