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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Suffix

What is the suffix _can which has the meaning connected with?
  

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Hi, Can you offer us an example? Are you possibly thinking of '***', which means with/combined with . eg a coffee table-***-footstool, meaning a piece of furniture that has a place to put your cup and a place to put your feet.

  • Hi, Can you offer us an example?
  • Are you possibly thinking of '***', which means with/combined with .
  • eg a coffee table-***-footstool, meaning a piece of furniture that has a place to put your cup and a place to put your feet.
  • eg He is a secretary-***-driver, meaning his job involves both tasks.
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Hi,

Can you offer us an example?

Are you possibly thinking of '***', which means with/combined with.

eg a coffee table-***-footstool, meaning a piece of furniture that has a place to put your cup and a place to put your feet.

eg He is a secretary-***-driver, meaning his job involves both tasks.

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There is a special connection with -an and -can - the person's nationality or connection to a state or continent

American
Jamaican
Mexican
African

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