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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Distance words #318 04/07/2000 8:28 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland wsieber old hand wsieber old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland Hi Brandon, Further examples are five-dollar bill and two-bedroom house. But your formulation of the RULE doesn't satify me. The rule should say something like "nouns preceded by numbers are put in singular if..." if what? Best regards Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Distance words Martin503 03/16/2000 2:29 PM Re: Distance words Brandon 03/16/2000 2:55 PM Re: Distance words wsieber 04/07/2000 8:28 AM Re: Distance words shanks 04/07/2000 11:47 AM Re: Distance words Philip Davis 04/07/2000 10:28 PM Re: Distance words HSalim 04/08/2000 4:11 PM Re: Distance words Philip Davis 04/08/2000 11:37 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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