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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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using an adjective as a noun.
can an adjective be used to describe another adjective as a noun.
for example
"the inappropriate purported." as in a title of a book or a movie..?
for example
"the inappropriate purported." as in a title of a book or a movie..?
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can an adjective be used to describe another adjective as a noun. Yes, if you mean something like this: the dear departed. This works because most people will understand that 'the departed'' means 'the departed people', ie the dead people .
- can an adjective be used to describe another adjective as a noun.
- Yes, if you mean something like this: the dear departed.
- This works because most people will understand that 'the departed'' means 'the departed people', ie the dead people .
- 'Dear' here means 'beloved'.
- " as in a title of a book or a movie..?
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can an adjective be used to describe another adjective as a noun.
Yes, if you mean something like this: the dear departed.
This works because most people will understand that 'the departed'' means 'the departed people', ie the dead people.
'Dear' here means 'beloved'
Yes, if you mean something like this: the dear departed.
This works because most people will understand that 'the departed'' means 'the departed people', ie the dead people.
'Dear' here means 'beloved'
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