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There is no consensus on how to handle numerals. They are like determiners and like nouns. Some grammarians just use "numeral" as another part of speech, like "noun" or "verb". I offer this analysis, but there are surely others. fifty is a noun acting as a...

Finnish is extremely rich in compounds. This because all concepts are written as one word. Therefore all of these examples are compounds in Finnish: a collection of butterflies, a heap of sand, a bottle of beer, a department store, foreign policy, air force, labour permit, night train etc. Since...

Hi again, The only thing I can find where the hyphen is used as you say, is regarding a 1993 Oklahoma indictment where the expression "one-count felony information" is used repeatedly as if it were a compound noun. Perhaps it's a legal term used only in Oklahoma. Edit. As...

In generating new compounds, use the singular for the adjectival noun. "A Question Workshop" There are very few exceptions to this rule, and they are expressions that have already been established in the language by usage. CJ

Hey, my wife is from Anori! I'd say it depends on what you're planning to do in the workshop. Since I've never heard the expression, I can't say which is more common. If you mean the workshop is generated by questions - totally open to questions - I'd call it a...

Hi Kooyeen I agree with the natives. This is a borderline case. Resources is a plural but it is the amount rather than number of these resources that comes to mind first. Therefore there are restrictions on expressions that are normally used with plural nouns. Some of them sound unidiomatic....

it's my second draft. please give me any advice. i want it to be natural to read. expression,grammar(especially, pronoun is difficult), punctuation marks etc.. this is my first trial of english composition. ======================================================= ...

Hi Anglihilic, My answer would be "no." There are syntax problems in addition to the context ones. This is a very loose sentence. "Political correctness" is a compound noun. I guess "politically correct" would be a compound adjective. He is a politically correct...

Hi Tanit Here is the usage note from the American Heritage Dictionary: The sort of usage highlighted above is widely accepted. I'd say fewer than would tend to be used in such instances if you want to stress or focus on the individual "pieces" that make up the measurement (for...