http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3161.22795)http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheseDictionaryFilesDeletedAlong-OtherFilesBecause/gcjnw/post.htm#513782Thu, 15 May 2008 00:16:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:513782Marius Hancu0http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheseDictionaryFilesDeletedAlong-OtherFilesBecause/gcjnw/post.htm#513782http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-513782.xmlUsing plural nouns as adjectives is generally avoided, though possible. </p><p>You&#39;re talking mainly about the <b>type</b> of files, not about their multitude, thus indicating that they are in several places is less significant.&nbsp; &nbsp;<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheseDictionaryFilesDeletedAlong-OtherFilesBecause/gcjkn/post.htm#513736Wed, 14 May 2008 21:38:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:513736MrPedantic1http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheseDictionaryFilesDeletedAlong-OtherFilesBecause/gcjkn/post.htm#513736http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-513736.xmlHello Jackson,<br /><br />I would agree with Marius – &quot;dictionary&quot; here modifies &quot;files&quot; in an adjectival fashion.</p> <p>All the best,<br /><br />MrP<br /><br />PS: I like your Titian.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheseDictionaryFilesDeletedAlong-OtherFilesBecause/gcjkj/post.htm#513732Wed, 14 May 2008 21:29:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:513732Jackson66122http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheseDictionaryFilesDeletedAlong-OtherFilesBecause/gcjkj/post.htm#513732http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-513732.xmlWhy?<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheseDictionaryFilesDeletedAlong-OtherFilesBecause/gcjkd/post.htm#513726Wed, 14 May 2008 20:51:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:513726Marius Hancu3http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheseDictionaryFilesDeletedAlong-OtherFilesBecause/gcjkd/post.htm#513726http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-513726.xml&nbsp;<b><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 191);">dictionary</span></b><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheseDictionaryFilesDeletedAlong-OtherFilesBecause/gcjjq/post.htmWed, 14 May 2008 20:31:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:513722Jackson66124http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheseDictionaryFilesDeletedAlong-OtherFilesBecause/gcjjq/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-513722.xmlAssuming there are two different dictionaries, A and B, on the computer, should I use <i>dictionary</i> or <i>dictionaries</i> in the compound noun <i>dictionary files</i> in the following sentence? I believe it should be something like &#39;&#39;dictionaries&#39; files<i>, not </i>dictionary files&#39;&#39; because there are two different dictionaries kept in two different folders.<br /><br /><span style="color:#0000bf;">These </span><strong><span style="color:#0000bf;">dictionary files</span></strong><span style="color:#0000bf;"> were not deleted along with other files because these were in use at the time of deletion.</span><div style="clear:both;"></div>