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Apple cobra Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

State Department

Hi,

I've noticed that some words like "State Department" don't follow the rules that other words do. In this sense, I would normally expect an apostrophe followed by a letter 's' at the end of the sentence. Why isn't this word and so many others written this way?

  

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apple cobra I would normally expect an apostrophe followed by a letter 's' at the end I wouldn't at all. What would that mean? apple cobra Why isn't this word and so many others written this way?

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  • apple cobra I would normally expect an apostrophe followed by a letter 's' at the end I wouldn't at all.
  • What would that mean?
  • apple cobra Why isn't this word and so many others written this way?
  • I suspect that you are in reality concerned about singular nouns used as adjectives, like 'shoe store' and 'book case'.
  • That is the general practice in English construction.
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apple cobraI would normally expect an apostrophe followed by a letter 's' at the end

I wouldn't at all. What would that mean?

apple cobraWhy isn't this word and so many others written this way?

I suspect that you are in reality concerned about singular nouns used as adjectives, like 'shoe store' and 'book case'. T

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