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[Discuss] english question

Timothy Collett danaris at mac.com
Thu Oct 25 12:40:25 CEST 2007


On Oct 25, 2007, at 6:15 AM, Tom Vogt wrote:
> A simple question for the native speakers and/or those studying the
> english language:
>
> What's the proper term? "realm list" or "realms list"? "character  
> list"
> or "characters list"? singular or plural?

"Realm list" and "Character list" are correct.  In this case, the  
noun is being turned into an adjective, simply describing what type  
of list it is.

It would be "List of Realms" if you put it that way around, but that  
sounds a little more stilted.

Timothy Collett
Anaris Family

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