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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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System research or systems research?
Most of the time, I find when connecting two nouns to form a new noun phrase, the first noun is in a singular form -- such as, pattern analysis, programming language concepts, or something like that. But every now and then I will find some exceptions, such as systems analysis -- which has the plural form of systems.
Are there any rules or principles to this? I'm setting up a research group and I don't know if I should put it as: game research or games research, or, similarly, entertainment system research or entertainment systems research.
Can anyone enlighten me on this? Thank you very much!
Are there any rules or principles to this? I'm setting up a research group and I don't know if I should put it as: game research or games research, or, similarly, entertainment system research or entertainment systems research.
Can anyone enlighten me on this? Thank you very much!
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Anonymous Are there any rules or principles to this? No. The case of the plural noun as a modifier is much less common, as you have noted.
- Anonymous Are there any rules or principles to this?
- No.
- The case of the plural noun as a modifier is much less common, as you have noted.
- Nevertheless, in these cases, I would use the plurals.
- games research, entertainment systems research .
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AnonymousAre there any rules or principles to this?No. The case of the plural noun as a modifier is much less common, as you have noted.
Nevertheless, in these cases, I would use the plurals. games research, entertainment systems research.
CJ
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