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LINGUISTICS & CULTURE
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LINGUISTICS & CULTURE
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PORTUGUESE LINGUISTICS & CULTURE |
| Autor: | Fran |
| E-mail: | não-disponível |
| Data: | 17/JAN/2010 1:27 AM |
| Assunto: | Com S ou Sem S?? |
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ABS, I never think of the plural or singular in cases such as " Sales Assistant "; I see it as if it was a compound noun (although I know it isn't). Off the top of my head I could give you a few examples: Foreign Affairs Department, International Relations Office, customs declaration form, news agency, sports announcer, National Grocers Association, Retailers association, Real Estate Sales Statistics, etc. Anyhow, not being a grammar expert myself, I believe the idea is that it is still a noun although it is being used as an adjective therefore the plural is acceptable. Please note that you can say: foreign affairs officer and not foreigns affair officer, because the word foreign is an adjective itself while affair is noun that can be pluralized. If a word before a noun is pluralized it is because it is a noun being used as an adjective - not a pluralized adjective. |
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Com S ou Sem S?? – ABS 16/JAN/2010, 6:07 PM Com S ou Sem S?? – PPAULO 16/JAN/2010, 6:21 PM 
Com S ou Sem S?? – Fran 17/JAN/2010, 1:27 AM Com S ou Sem S? – Josi 17/JAN/2010, 12:23 PM Com S ou Sem S? – ABS 17/JAN/2010, 8:48 PM Com S ou Sem S? – PPAULO 17/JAN/2010, 9:04 PM Com S ou Sem S? – orlando 18/JAN/2010, 2:49 AM Com S ou Sem S? – Fran 18/JAN/2010, 4:10 PM