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Liveinjapan  #380982  Mon, 18 Jun 07 11:15 AM

Hi everyone

On the website, which should I write 'Recent Updated pages' or 'Recently Updated Pages?'
Google reveals that the latter one is more used. To me, the former one is natural.

ex)
Recent Updated Pages
******* June 6, 2007
******* June 6, 2007
******* June 6, 2007

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LiJ

  
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Yoong Liat  #380983  Mon, 18 Jun 07 11:18 AM
 Liveinjapan wrote:

Hi everyone

On the website, which should I write 'Recent Updated pages' or 'Recently Updated Pages?'
Google reveals that the latter one is more used. To me, the former one is natural.

I prefer the latter .

  
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Liveinjapan  #381009  Mon, 18 Jun 07 01:12 PM

Hi Yoong Liat

After checking again on Google, I prefer the latter one, too.

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LiJ

  
Marius Hancu  #381015  Mon, 18 Jun 07 01:20 PM
NOT the same meaning:

'Recent Updated pages': recent pages which are updated (when you separate them notionally: first updated, then select the recent ones from them).

You can think of 'Early Updated pages,' for a comparison.

'Recently Updated Pages' pages which have been recently updated. This is what it is generally meant and should be used.

  
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Yoong Liat  #381020  Mon, 18 Jun 07 01:43 PM

 Marius Hancu wrote:

'Recently Updated Pages' pages which have been recently updated. This is what it is generally meant and should be used.

'Recently Updated Pages' pages which have been recently updated. This is what it is generally meant and should be used. (I believe LiJ was referring to this.)


  
Liveinjapan  #381118  Mon, 18 Jun 07 04:43 PM

Thank you Marius.

It was tough for me to understand the difference, but your explanaition has resolved my question perfectly!

By the way, do the blue-colored words above make a good sentence?

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LiJ

  
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