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Tuongvan Posted 18 years ago
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tardies

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00I consult many dictionaries ,but cannot find the word "01b00tardy02b00" as a noun while I see " 01b00tardy02b00" is used as a noun.For example , in the school regulation they say " 01b00three unexcused tardies02b00 to first period count as one unexcused absence "02br
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00by John Blaydes - 05100 - 2004 - 256 pages02br
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00During the first part of this school year she has had 10 01b00tardies02b00.01b00 When a student 02br
00 is tardy, she misses out on the beginning of the day02b00 when announcements and 01b00...02b02br
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0 I am not sure how you checked your dictionaries, as I find it here:02br
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00Select [noun] 0240hrefhttp://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tardy
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0Thank you Marius Hancu, but in the Meriam-Webster dictionary ,it says "tardy" is an adjective and its noun form is tardiness , not tardy.02br
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0 Did you follow my instructions? Go to my link above, and select [noun] from the dropdown list. You will find:02br
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00Main Entry:00 01sup00202sup00tardy00 00Function:01i00noun02i00 00Inflected Form(s):01i00plural02i00 00tardies00Date
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0Oh, I see it now. Thank you very much Marius Hancu .02br
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0The word appears to be a solely American usage in a highly restricted area of school attendance.0-
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