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Jackson6612 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

'nostalgic season' and 'nostalgia season'

What is the difference between 'nostalgic season' and 'nostalgia season'? Please guide me.
  

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Both are the same since the second is a "noun-noun" (compound noun) pattern.

— Fandorin

  • Both are the same since the second is a "noun-noun" (compound noun) pattern.
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Both are the same since the second is a "noun-noun" (compound noun) pattern.
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Fandorin, thanks a lot. Your reasoning makes sense but I believe the context could affect the choice.

Consider this:
Winter is always a nostalgic season for me. Here "season" refers to "Winter".
I don't know it feels like a nostalgia season. Past memories are haunting me every minute. I feel like a lost child. Here "season" doesn't refer to anything in particular. Perhaps, it's
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Jackson6612Winter is always a nostalgic season for me. Here "season" refers to "Winter".
But it is from your point of view, isn't it? I mean you make a statement which is somehow connected with feeling so.

Nostalgic is a derivatie form from nostalgia [an adjective] (nostalgic - of or characterized by nostalgia[definitian from dictionary.com]), thus
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I still insist the context could affect the choice.
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