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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

quick question - using "size" vs. "sized"

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00This is my first post to the forum. I'm delighted this site exists!02br
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00I'm working on a website for our company and have come across some questionable wording that was delieverd from our marketing department.02br
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00I'm working on a FAQ page - and one of the questions is:02br
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00"What is the average size book?"02br
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00For some reason, this seems odd, and I've been unable to find anything with Google.02br
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00Wouldn't it be better to say:02br
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00"What is the average sized book?"02br
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00My suggestions usually get shot down, but I am curious to know whether or not "size" or "sized" is correct.02br
00Any suggestions would be appreciated!0-
  

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02br 02br 00My instinct is that 'average-sized' would be the grammatically correct adjective, but that 'size' is in sufficiently common use to be acceptable to most native readers/speakers. 0-

— Lil' Ruby Rose

  • 02br 02br 00My instinct is that 'average-sized' would be the grammatically correct adjective, but that 'size' is in sufficiently common use to be acceptable to most native readers/speakers.
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0Hello.02br
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00My instinct is that 'average-sized' would be the grammatically correct adjective, but that 'size' is in sufficiently common use to be acceptable to most native readers/speakers. Alternatively, I'd be prepared to accept that "the average size book" is an ellision of "the average size [of a] book".02br
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0 Or, my favorite solution - rewrite. What is the size of an average book? or What is the average size of your books? 0-
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What is the average size of a book?

What is an average-sized book?

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