The moustached guy

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HiAre these natural collocations? The bearded guy/The moustached guyThe moustached guy over there tried to leave the hotel without giving the bill.Thanks,TomPS: What about thickly-bearded man or thickly-moustached man?

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

Mr. TomAre these natural collocations? The bearded guy/The moustached guy

Yes, but 'bearded' is used a great deal more than "moustached".

Mr. Tomwithout giving the bill

without paying the bill

Mr. Tomthickly-bearded man or thickly-moustached man

The Google Ngram viewer gives no instances of either of these with a hyphen. "thickly bearded" occurs without the hyphen, but there are no instances of "thickly moustached".

(-ly adverbs before an adjective are not joined to the adjective by a hyphen.)

CJ

Mr. Tom · Answer

Thanks, CJ!

Just to ensure that I understood you correctly, this one sounds natural to your native ears.

That thickly moustached guy tried to leave the hotel without paying the bill.

Also, I assume bespectacled guy is fine? [one wearing glasses]

Isn't it strange that there're so many bespectacled students in grade 6? [said in a light, humorous way...]

Tom

CalifJim · Answer

Mr. TomThat thickly moustached guy tried to leave the hotel without paying the bill.

I don't ever expect to hear this sentence in my life, but it's natural enough in terms of the expressions and structures that you used.

Mr. Tombespectacled guy

Fine, but old-fashioned.

Mr. TomIsn't it strange that there're so many bespectacled students in grade 6?

OK. "there are" is not often contracted to "there're" in writing, but it's possible you'll hear it in faster speech.

CJ

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