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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
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These dictionary files were not deleted along with other files because...
0 Assuming there are two different dictionaries, A and B, on the computer, should I use 01 i 00 dictionary 02 i 00 or 01 i 00 dictionaries 02 i 00 in the compound noun 01 i 00 dictionary files 02 i 00 in the following sentence? I believe it should be something like ''dictionaries' files'', not 01 i 00 dictionary files 02 i 00 because there are two different dictionaries kept in two different folders. 02 br
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01 span 00 These 02 span 01 b 01 span 00 dictionary files 02 span 02 b 01 span 00 were not deleted along with other files because these were in use at the time of deletion. 02 span 00 0-
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01 span 00 These 02 span 01 b 01 span 00 dictionary files 02 span 02 b 01 span 00 were not deleted along with other files because these were in use at the time of deletion. 02 span 00 0-
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0 Hello Jackson, 02 br
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00 I would agree with Marius – "dictionary" here modifies "files" in an adjectival fashion. 02 br
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00 All the best, 02 br
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00 MrP 02 br
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00 PS: I like your Titian. 0-
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00 I would agree with Marius – "dictionary" here modifies "files" in an adjectival fashion. 02 br
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00 All the best, 02 br
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00 MrP 02 br
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00 PS: I like your Titian. 0-
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0 Using plural nouns as adjectives is generally avoided, though possible. 02 br
00 You're talking mainly about the 01 b 00 type 02 b 00 of files, not about their multitude, thus indicating that they are in several places is less significant. 0-
00 You're talking mainly about the 01 b 00 type 02 b 00 of files, not about their multitude, thus indicating that they are in several places is less significant. 0-
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