[Discuss] english question

[Josiah Allen]

On 10/25/07, psymann <psymann at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 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?
> >
>
>
> I'd go for "Realm List" and "Character List", in the same way I have an
> "Apple Tree", not an "Apples Tree", in my garden, and had "Pea Soup",
> not "Peas Soup" for dinner.
>
> BTW, I think you're making a mistake asking native English speakers to
> answer you.  Those who learn it as a second language almost always
> understand the grammar far, far better than us ;-)
>
>
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Native speakers have a mastery over the irregular exceptions though.

I once heard a story about a guy who met a group of students from
India, who would 'prepone' their meetings, which they naturally
assumed would be the opposite of postpone. :-P

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