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Mayjl Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
The word "tardy"...
I got a note from my daughter's school regarding the school rule of tardiness.
The note said:
** TARDIES **
3rd unexcused tardy = LUNCH DETENTION
5th unexcused tardy = AFTER SCHOOL DETENTION
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I looked for the word, "tardy", in the dictionary, and the dictionary showed that "tardy" is an adjective word. Tardiness is its noun, but the "tardy" on the note was a noun and a plural form, tardies. I'm puzzled. Could someone help me on this one? Thank you! : )
The note said:
** TARDIES **
3rd unexcused tardy = LUNCH DETENTION
5th unexcused tardy = AFTER SCHOOL DETENTION
.......
I looked for the word, "tardy", in the dictionary, and the dictionary showed that "tardy" is an adjective word. Tardiness is its noun, but the "tardy" on the note was a noun and a plural form, tardies. I'm puzzled. Could someone help me on this one? Thank you! : )
Top answer
Get a suscription to this dictionary ------- tar·dy Function: noun Inflected Form(s): -es Etymology: tardy , adjective : an instance of being tardy (as for class) ---------
- Get a suscription to this dictionary ------- tar·dy Function: noun Inflected Form(s): -es Etymology: tardy , adjective : an instance of being tardy (as for class) ---------
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Get a suscription to thisdictionary
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tar·dy
Function: noun
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tar·dy
Function: noun
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Thank you! : )
I have checked my "Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English" and other online dictionaries, and all these dictionaries didn't have this information of "tardy being a noun."
I checked on the other Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary, and yes, it
I have checked my "Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English" and other online dictionaries, and all these dictionaries didn't have this information of "tardy being a noun."
I checked on the other Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary, and yes, it
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In our highschool we use the word as a noun and pluralize it with an ies. I think this is pretty common.
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Hi,
I think 'tardy'as a noun is used only in N. American schools.
You might like to look at the British-oriented word 'Tardis'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TARDIS This is a device could
I think 'tardy'as a noun is used only in N. American schools.
You might like to look at the British-oriented word 'Tardis'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TARDIS This is a device could00
Words used in certain fields are often changed in meaning and usage, simply by the need for something more efficient. Tardy is an example.
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Thirty-five years ago, access was listed in my dictionary only as a noun: people gained access to something. Now, because of the much more common use of the word in the technological world, it has become a verb. Good examples of th
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