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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

No nos

Hi.

"Traditional ways of going to hell"

"Not paying due respect to God is one of the big no nos." [From The Independent.]

Is the "no nos" a noun phrase where "nos" is a head and "no" a modifier?

Thank you.
  

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A no-no is a very casual one-word term for a taboo, a forbidden thing.

  • A no-no is a very casual one-word term for a taboo, a forbidden thing.
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A no-no is a very casual one-word term for a taboo, a forbidden thing.
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Thank you, Clive, for your useful reply.

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