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Iasadih Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
products manager, documents flow
Is it correct to use plural, as in the title? In what cases?
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"products manager" is acceptable as someone's job description if they manage several products. However, the plural is not necessary; you could also call them "product manager". "documents flow" is awkward (assuming "flow" is intended as a noun).
- "products manager" is acceptable as someone's job description if they manage several products.
- However, the plural is not necessary; you could also call them "product manager".
- "documents flow" is awkward (assuming "flow" is intended as a noun).
- "document flow" is the normal term even when many documents are involved.
- Generally speaking, though there are exceptions, attributive nouns (the first nouns in two-noun compounds) are singular in English.
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"products manager" is acceptable as someone's job description if they manage several products. However, the plural is not necessary; you could also call them "product manager".
"documents flow" is awkward (assuming "flow" is intended as a noun). "document flow" is the normal term even when many documents are involved.
Generally speaking, though there are exceptions, attributive n
"documents flow" is awkward (assuming "flow" is intended as a noun). "document flow" is the normal term even when many documents are involved.
Generally speaking, though there are exceptions, attributive n
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iasadih Is it correct to use plural, as in the title? In what cases?A noun that modifies another noun is almost always in the singular. Consistent with this general principle, occurrences of "product manager" and "document flow" are much more frequent than "products manager" and "documents flow". Occasionally a version with the plural becomes widespread eve
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