Still growing
Charlotte walked past the neighbor's house, looking at the overgrown front yard lawn.
A month later.
Charlotte walked past the neighbor's house, bemoaning the still growing front yard lawn.
Is writing "the still growing front yard lawn" OK to mean that the grass is very tall and has been for a long time? Also, should "still growing" be hyphenated?
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Is writing "the still growing front yard lawn" OK to mean that the grass is very tall and has been for a long time? No. The word 'overgrown' is much better here.
- Is writing "the still growing front yard lawn" OK to mean that the grass is very tall and has been for a long time?
- No.
- The word 'overgrown' is much better here.
- Also, should "still growing" be hyphenated?
- Yes
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Is writing "the still growing front yard lawn" OK to mean that the grass is very tall and has been for a long time? No. The word 'overgrown' is much better here.
Also, should "still growing" be hyphenated? Yes
0Here in deepest suburbia, USA, "front yard lawn" is unidiomatic. We call it the front lawn, and if we aren't experts on this, I don't know who is. You could also say "the overgrown front yard", which takes in all the property in front, not just what would be lawn if it was tended.
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