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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

United Nations interventionism

Hi! I came across a book with a title 'United Nations Interventionism'. Could you please explain why the apostrophe was missed for UN? It would feel quite natural to me to write 'United Nations' Interventionism' instead. Thanks Emotion: smile
  

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When we use a noun adjunct (a noun modifier), the subject case is commonly used. These are some examples with United Nations United Nations Charter United Nations Commission on Human Rights United Nations Member State United Nations Security Council (UNSC)

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  • When we use a noun adjunct (a noun modifier), the subject case is commonly used.
  • These are some examples with United Nations United Nations Charter United Nations Commission on Human Rights United Nations Member State United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
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When we use a noun adjunct (a noun modifier), the subject case is commonly used.
These are some examples with United Nations

United Nations Charter
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
United Nations Member State
United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
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In "United Nations Interventionism", "United Nations" is used as an attributive noun -- one noun used to modify another, as in "committee meeting" or "road sign". The apostrophe seems a bit awkward and fussy in this context.
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Thank you very much for both answers. I'll investigate further. Does it mean that using an apostrophe there would be a mistake or is it still acceptable just perhaps a worse option?
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AnonymousDoes it mean that using an apostrophe there would be a mistake or is it still acceptable just perhaps a worse option?
It's not technically a grammatical mistake, but it is an error of conventional style.

In a sentence, the apostrophe is used: eg.

The United Nations' policy of intervent
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