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Re: LONG HYPHENATED NOUN

Anonymous — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:41:11 GMT

Thank you. So, I think you are saying the length is the determining factor, not whether is a clause or non-clause. Right? I think Clive said something like if the content is more than 2 or 3 words (I don't know exactly that means in practical term), put it in quotes. Then, I faintly remember CalifJim saying eomething like that he was taught to hypenated something like "I-am-good-and-i-know-it" before a noun.

She has a "I am good" attitude that shows. -- 3, so better to put inside quotation marks?
She has a "I am good and I know it" attitude. -- 7, so definite better to use quotation marks?

I think CalifJim would opt for hyphenation if I am not mistaken for the above in quotation marks. What could be the reason?

Re: Compound nouns and other queries.

Anonymous — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:10:04 GMT

First question: You say "cigarette brand or brands" because the first noun is used as a noun modifier, that is, as an adjective, and adjectives in English are invariable. That's why we say a "five-star hotel" and not *a five-stars hotel.

Second question: Microsoft logo means "the logo that represents the company", and Microsoft's logo means "the logo that is the company's property.

Question 3: you can use a hypeh or not. I would use "computer-brand leaders" if you mean the leading companies that make computers.

Question 4: As "Star Wars" is the proper name of a movie, it should be spelled between quotation marks or with a different font, and then the other part of the phrase added. So the result would be "Star Wars" movie series or Star Wars movie series, or Star Wars movie series.

Question 5: Apple computers means computer that have been made by the Apple company. You won't say in English Apple's computers, unless you mean the computers that belong to the company. Now this company does not make computers for itself, but I'm sure it uses its own computer.

Question 6: a compound noun is a noun formed by the merging of two or more words that exist independently in the language in order to form a new concept. For example: brother, in, and law are joined together in one word to form brother-in-law, which means the brother of one's spouse. Compound nouns can be spelled in three different ways: in solid spelling, such as raindrop; or hyphenated, such as drop-out, or as separate units, such as bus stop.

Possessive nouns or possessive constructions are not related with compounds at all. English has a construction to indicate possession that is called by linguists "Germanic possessives". It is formed by adding 's to the noun that is possessed, and they do not form a compound noun because they do not form a new concept. For example, sun's rays means the beams of light shed by the sun, whereas the word moonlight forms a concept.

Re: After screwing up everything, you come and say ''sorry''.

Jackson6612 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:02:11 GMT

Yankee

Although there might possibly be a couple of exceptions to this "rule", I can't think of any at the moment. I suppose the "reason" for this might be the simple fact that the noun in such a hyphenated adjective is no longer acting as a noun. Instead, it is functioning as (part of) the adjective.

I hope you won't mind my asking another question. Why did you use quotation marks around rule and reason?

Thank you very much for the help.

hyphenated noun

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:56:37 GMT

Hi,
I wonder what I need to conceptualize better what is involved in the use of a hyphento denote one aggregate noun.

possible instruction in a language game:

Let's play a "wh" game with wh-words.

At first, I think I can see why the word "wh-words" in linked with a hyphen and when the word "wh" is in quotation marks, but this knowledge is elusive. Sometimes, I think I get it and sometimes, I don't.

How about this?

She is a teacher-student.

I think I can see why it has been made a noun where two seemingly unlikely nouns are held together by a hyphen to form an aggregate noun (if I can call it that), but a clear explanation is escapiing me. Can you tell me what your explanation is for this kind of situation (if I have made it clear).

Re: article and word in quote

Mister Micawber — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:15:05 GMT

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I think the word "House Card" is capitalized, meaning it has a special meaning or treated as a proper noun.-- Yes, it is the name of a type of card; evidently (from the 'a') there are several of these cards in the game, and this is one of them.

From what I learned, I think an indefinite article, "a", can be used if what is in quotation marks is one of many like "a McDonald."-- The quotation marks have nothing to do with it. We can have a McDonald's (one of the restaurants) with no quotation marks.
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article and word in quote

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:23:35 GMT

Hi,
I am not too sure why there has to be the article "a" in front of the word "House Card" in quotation marks.

The instructor will give each person in the room a "House Card."

This is supposed to be part of instructions to be given in playing a card game for an instructional purpose. I think the word "House Card" is capitalized, meaning it has a special meaning or treated as a proper noun. From what I learned, I think an indefinite article, "a", can be used if what is in quotation marks is one of many like "a McDonald."

Re: comma and capitalization

Grammar Geek — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:16:37 GMT

1. If the quoted material is an exact quote, then keep the capital letter to start it. However, in your example, the ? belongs inside the quotation marks. The ? goes with the question.

2. No, this should not be capitalized. It's a common noun.

EDIT: Oops - I somehow missed that it was about commas, not capitals. Sorry, and thanks Philip for not being as blind as I was!

questions on quotes and italics

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:45:27 GMT

Hi,

1. From a booklet by Scholastic Library Publishing for educators that advertise their products/material?, they were advertising Scholastic Classroom Magazines and among them was this:

DynaMath Magazine

On the picture of its cover, it had "DynaMath" in bold, yellow letters and beside it, it had this sentence (among several sentences) as part of its promotional and explanationatory writing about the magazine:

Get kids excited about math with DynaMath's puzzles, games, hands-on activities and kid-friendly news features not found in any textbook.

Why did not italicized the title of this magazine? I thought magazine titles are italicized.

2. I am uncomfortable about putting quotation marks around those words capitalized since it might indicate a proper noun or a special use of the word.

Particpants will take a "Cultural sensitivity survey" after which we will discuss the responses.

Why didn't capitalize "sensitivity" and "survey" when they seem to be part of the survey name? Would you put quotation marks around it?

another example:

I will give out a sheet of "Cultural Pitfalls" that I have based on the situations mentioned previously.

3. Can you confirm the validity of this statement? I think the below isn't concerning the situations where a word is used in a special sense. I think for the special use of a word, we put quotation marks around it.

Underlining or italics should be used to emphasize a word or phrase.

Re: Conditional:Auxiliary Commentary Words?

Mister Micawber — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:26:02 GMT

You wrote this as your partical response to the overall question:
I think that the "good morning's" are inappropriate.-- No
I think his "how are you's" are inappropriate. -- No. His "how are you"s are inappropriate. I don't think we need the "?".

Your technique (if I can call it that) is new to me. Anyway, how do you make distinctions as to which phrase/clause is appropriate to put an "s" after putting quotation marks around it: why not "good morning" but "how are you"?

I don't understand your question. The '-s' goes outside the quotation marks, as I indicated in both italicized sentences.

And I wrote this:
Thank you. So if the word is specifically referenced to by context, we should use the definite article to indicate specifcity of it like you did with the noun 'power'. Is that right?

-- Yes again.

The problem I have is that it is hard to distinguish situations where the detinite noun is necessary

-- It takes some practice.

We value freedom of press.
Order for proclamation of the King's Peace

In the two examples above I feel can use the detinite noun and not use it with little difference, if at all.

-- As they stand, the first should have no article and the second should: freedom of the press is a general freedom, but the King is a specific king. That at least is the presumption that the reader should make.

I thin the same goes to the original sentences with the word 'power' except you are very sure the reference it to a specific group of people and situation needs to be specific, but I feel, in most wriiting situations in the real world, don't need the definiteness brought by having placed 'the' before the likes of the word 'power'.

-- I agree that there is often an option; nevertheless, in your sentence, a specific power source is implied-- i.e the power supplied at where 'they' are.
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Re: Conditional:Auxiliary Commentary Words?

Mister Micawber — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:44:18 GMT

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Thank you. So if the word is specifically referenced to by context, we should use the definite article to indicate specifcity of it like you did with the noun 'power'. Is that right?-- Yes

You wrote this as an introducing part (if that is phrased right) to the examples:
I think they are unaffected, but I think also that the 'would's are incorrect:

I have hard time finding out how to pluralize words like"'would" or 'how are you?"You seemed to have attach an 's' after putting the word "would" in the quotation marks. Is it how it should be done? --Yes. I used single quote marks; double marks are more formally correct.

How about this? I think they are unaffected, but I think also that the "would's" are incorrect-- No

How about these?

I think that the '"do's and don'ts" are inappropriate to the situation.-- Yes. Do's and don'ts is an idiom. (Notice that for clarity we do not use a second apostrophe in "don't's")
I think that the "good morning's" are inappropriate.-- No
I think his "how are you's" are inappropriate. -- No. His "how are you"s are inappropriate. I don't think we need the "?".