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- Compound nouns formed from verb+preposition? - WordReference Forums
Whenever a noun is formed by the unhyphenated joining of a verb and a preposition as in all of your examples, the verb form is constituted of the separated words and the noun is compound with no hyphen You have shown this clearly The logic is simple You can log me in, but you can't login me Note that if the verb form was not separate, you
- Composed of by - WordReference Forums
Hello again, dear English consultants I have seen several times the participle form of the verb compose followed by the preposition "by" Does it mean the same that followed by the preposition "of"? Correct me if I'm wrong, please Composed + of means the same that formed + by, doesn't it
- Compound (buildings) - WordReference Forums
The Kennedy Compound consists of three houses on six acres (24,000 m²) of waterfront property on Cape Cod along Nantucket Sound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, United States It was once the home of American businessman and political figure Joseph P Kennedy, his wife Rose, and two of their sons, President John F Kennedy and Senator Robert F Kennedy Their youngest son, Senator Ted Kennedy
- fairy tale or fairytale? - WordReference Forums
Please, I need to know if the correct spelling for "fairy tale" is "fairy tale" or "fairytale" Are the two options correct? Thanks, Elisangela
- Toolbox or Tool box? - WordReference Forums
Which one is correct and why? Wordreference shows "tool box", however, I've seen it also written as one noun "toolbox" When do we write compound nouns together (snowstorm) and when do we write them apart (high school) ?
- workday or work day - WordReference Forums
Hello What is the difference between "workday" and "work day"? Why do some people write "workday", others — "work day"?
- lifestyle or life style? - WordReference Forums
Hello, Is there a chance we could write the parts of the compound noun lifestyle separately -- life style -- in the same meaning: a set of attitudes, habits, or possessions associated with a particular person or group as defined by Wordreference? If yes, in which situations? I remember seeing
- mini or mini- [hyphen?] - WordReference Forums
Hi everyone, I have a question regarding the use of "mini" How can one determine if "mini" should be used as a prefix in a compound (and thus require a hyphen) or if it should rather be considered a prenominal adjective, in which case both words ("mini" and the noun it modifies) would stand as
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