0
Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Short-sleeved shirt
Hi
I'd appreciate some help with the following
I often see short-sleeved shirt and short-sleeve shirt. Are both OK? Is one British and the other American?
Also I see
short-sleeve weather and short-sleeves weather. Again are both OK and do they need the hyphen?
Thanks
Martin
I'd appreciate some help with the following
I often see short-sleeved shirt and short-sleeve shirt. Are both OK? Is one British and the other American?
Also I see
short-sleeve weather and short-sleeves weather. Again are both OK and do they need the hyphen?
Thanks
Martin
Top answer
You will indeed find all these versions- though of the first pair 'short sleeved shirt' is probably the most common form [as you see the hyphen is not necessary- such things are more the policies of different publishers than rules of English]. For the second pair, both seem okay- but the second sounds better to me [weather for short sleeves], but that may be personal!
- You will indeed find all these versions- though of the first pair 'short sleeved shirt' is probably the most common form [as you see the hyphen is not necessary- such things are more the policies of different publishers than rules of English].
- For the second pair, both seem okay- but the second sounds better to me [weather for short sleeves], but that may be personal!
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
3 Answers
0
You will indeed find all these versions- though of the first pair 'short sleeved shirt' is probably the most common form [as you see the hyphen is not necessary- such things are more the policies of different publishers than rules of English].
For the second pair, both seem okay- but the second sounds better to me [weather for short sleeves], but that may be personal!
For the second pair, both seem okay- but the second sounds better to me [weather for short sleeves], but that may be personal!
00
Here are the numbers of instances in COCA (a reputable AmE corpus) and Google hits respectively:
short-sleeved shirt — 79; 3,690,000
short-sleeve shirt — 26; 20,100,000
short-sleeve weather — 2; 99,500
short-sleeves weather — 0; 11,100
I suggest that only the last is unacceptable (as is usual: nouns used as adjectives normall
short-sleeved shirt — 79; 3,690,000
short-sleeve shirt — 26; 20,100,000
short-sleeve weather — 2; 99,500
short-sleeves weather — 0; 11,100
I suggest that only the last is unacceptable (as is usual: nouns used as adjectives normall
00
Related Questions