0
GCheng620 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Trans-"adjective"

This is the sentence I saw "Gov. Jerry Brown hasn’t been shy in his support for an ambitious trans-Californian high-speed rail project"

Isn't it supposed to be "trans-California"(since the railway is going to run through the state vertically)?
  

Top answer

GCheng620 sn't it supposed to be "trans-California"(since the railway is going to run through the state vertically)? Not at all; why would you think that? 'Trans-Californian' is merely the adjectival form to modify 'high-speed rail project'.

— Mister Micawber

  • GCheng620 sn't it supposed to be "trans-California"(since the railway is going to run through the state vertically)?
  • Not at all; why would you think that?
  • 'Trans-Californian' is merely the adjectival form to modify 'high-speed rail project'.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

5 Answers
0
GCheng620sn't it supposed to be "trans-California"(since the railway is going to run through the state vertically)?
Not at all; why would you think that? 'Trans-Californian' is merely the adjectival form to modify 'high-speed rail project'.
0
0
Mister Micawber GCheng620sn't it supposed to be "trans-California"(since the railway is going to run through the state vertically)?Not at all; why would you think that? 'Trans-Californian' is merely the adjectival form to modify 'high-speed rail project'.
So does that mean "Trans-California" is wrong??? Intrinsically?
0
0
GCheng620Isn't it supposed to be "trans-California"
That's what I would have written, but I wouldn't go so far as saying "supposed to be".

trans means across, so you go across California, not across Californian. As written, and to my ear, you're going across the Californian ... project.

And yet, the trans-Siberian orchestra,
0
0
In Canada, we speak of the Trans-Canada Highway.

Clive
0
0
CliveIn Canada, we speak of the Trans-Canada Highway.
You Canadians are always so sensible. Emotion: smile
0

Related Questions