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Magda Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

The Hague

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02br 02br 00 The adjectival form is a practical shortening of 01i 00the The Hague02i 00: 01i 00*attended the The Hague conference02i 00. 02br 02br 00 CJ02br 02br 02br 0-

— CalifJim

  • 02br 02br 00 The adjectival form is a practical shortening of 01i 00the The Hague02i 00: 01i 00*attended the The Hague conference02i 00.
  • 02br 02br 00 CJ02br 02br 02br 0-
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0 These are my observations.02br
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00 As a proper noun, it is normally written 01i00The Hague02i00.02br
00 As an adjective, it is written 01i00the Hague02i00.02br
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0 Yes, it's one of the city names requiring the01b00 the 02b00(see Swan). See a sampler at the NYT: 02br
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10Yes, it's one of the city names requiring the11b10 the 12b10(see Swan). See a sampler at the NYT: 12br
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10Hi Marius,02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10These are my observations.12br
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10 As a proper noun, it is normally written 11i10The Hague12i10.12br
10 As an adjective, it is written 11i10the Hague12i10.12br
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0 It is not a capital offense in most countries, but it may lead to several lashes with a wet noodle.02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10It is not a capital offense in most countries, but it may lead to several lashes with a wet noodle.12br
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10Thank you. What does "several lashes with a wet noodle" mean? 05002br
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0It's a humorous expression. It means you will be whipped with a strand of cooked spaghetti -- not something that could inflict much injury, right? 050010id1
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00Is the expression coined by you or is it among the recognised expressions? I have not heard it before.0-
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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite10CJ12br
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