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Dehbaash Posted 21 years ago
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"Mommy kissing kids"

0 Hi there, I have just seen the above advert here, in Hong Kong. Does it mean that "mommy" is kissing the kids or does it mean that the kids are kissing "mommy", please?? 0-
  

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0 Dear Dehbaash, 02br 02br 00It means that mommy kisses the kids. 02br 02br 00You may have thought: «mommy-kissing kids». That means kids that kiss mommy.

— Goldmund

  • 0 Dear Dehbaash, 02br 02br 00It means that mommy kisses the kids.
  • 02br 02br 00You may have thought: «mommy-kissing kids».
  • That means kids that kiss mommy.
  • 02br 02br 00Have a nice weekend, 05002br 00Goldmund 010id1
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0 Dear Dehbaash, 02br
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00It means that mommy kisses the kids. 02br
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00You may have thought: «mommy-kissing kids». That means kids that kiss mommy. 02br
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00Have a nice weekend, 05002br
00Goldmund 010id1
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0 Well, the advert is about kids kissing the "mommy" and there is no "hyphen" between "mommy" and "kissing". I wonder if the guys here in Hong Kong know what they are writing about. 0-
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0 Sometimes people do skip the hyphen, but it can create problems with meaning: 02br
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