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Maymhight Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

"a girlr friend" vs. "a girllfriend"

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00Is there any difference in the meaning between "a girl friend" and "a girlfriend"?02br
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00Can we say " I solved the math question in one hour" in the sense that "it took me one hour to solve the math question"?02br
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00Your help will be appreciated.0-
  

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02br 00No, the first means the problem solving took you 60 minutes, but he second says it was an hour long. " lays more emphasis on the length of time02br 02br 00a girl friend= a friend who is actually a girl02br 00girlfriend means the same but the fact that she is a girl does not get so much emphasis0-

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  • 02br 00No, the first means the problem solving took you 60 minutes, but he second says it was an hour long.
  • " lays more emphasis on the length of time02br 02br 00a girl friend= a friend who is actually a girl02br 00girlfriend means the same but the fact that she is a girl does not get so much emphasis0-
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0 Can we say " I solved the math question in one hour" in the sense that "it took me one hour to solve the math question"?02br
00No, the first means the problem solving took you 60 minutes, but he second says it was an hour long. OK, just a joke -- same thing02br
00"It took me one..." lays more emphasis on the length of time02br
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00a girl friend= a
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0 In my non-fluent opinion, there's no difference between "A Girlfriend" and "A Girl Friend".02br
00In second thought it seems like "A Girl Friend" isn't proper since in such a described noun (Is there such a thing?) "Girl" would be an adjective. And when was the last time you called something a girl? 05002br
00Just my non-fluent opinion. 010id4
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0I would say:02br
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001. A girl friend – a friend who happens to be a girl.02br
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002. A girlfriend – a girl you go out with, live with, etc. (i.e. your interest is sexual).02br
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00But some people would spell #2 like #1. 02br
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00The emphasis in spoken English might be different; a more equal stress on "
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