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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread To S or not to S #172189 12/18/07 10:03 PM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly OP old hand OP olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand Kia orana all, can someone help with my quandary. For those who don't know, the Cook Islands embody Fifteen Islands each with their own character and proverbs. Is it correct to say: Cook Island Proverbs, or: Cook Islands Proverbs. Much appreciated. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: To S or not to S olly #172190 12/18/07 10:30 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass I'd venture it could be either, or both, depending on whether you're speaking of.. Cook Islands proverbs or Cook Island proverbs -joe (dithering) friday Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: To S or not to S tsuwm #172192 12/18/07 11:39 PM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly OP old hand OP olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand Excuse the ambiguity. The statements refer to Proverbs that come from the Cook Islands. Based on your Two suggestions, The first seems correct. But would Cook Island Proverbs be correct also? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: To S or not to S olly #172193 12/18/07 11:40 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh I'd go with Cook Islands Proverbs, so as not to confuse the proverbs of the Cook Islands with the proverbs of Cook Island (which is not a part of the Cook Islands and is uninhabited so there are probably few proverbs to be gathered). You could reword the title to Proverbs of the Cook Islands. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: To S or not to S zmjezhd #172198 12/19/07 08:53 PM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly OP old hand OP olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand Yes thanks, that makes sense. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: To S or not to S olly #172249 12/23/07 04:12 PM Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 Hydra addict Hydra addict Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 I'd say "Cook Island proverbs". "Island" can be an adjective (as in "an island nation"), so why can't "Cook Island" be an adjectival phrase modifying "proverbs"? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: To S or not to S Hydra #172252 12/23/07 07:11 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Originally Posted By: Hydra I'd say "Cook Island proverbs". "Island" can be an adjective (as in "an island nation"), so why can't "Cook Island" be an adjectival phrase modifying "proverbs"? It can, but, as pointed out above by Nuncle zmjezhd and by tsuwm, it would be misleading at best and impossible at worst. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,317 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 688 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 13 LukeJavan8 1 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,534 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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