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05.28.08, 10:50 AM General Topics
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Why is the plural of still-life (as in painting) still lifes and not still lives? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 05.28.08, 10:50 AM Flag
 

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the former, yes. but it's awkward. I'd try to avoid and say still-life paintings. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.28.08, 10:52 AM Flag
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but why? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.28.08, 10:52 AM Flag
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You are dumb [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.28.08, 10:55 AM Flag
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b/c still life is a painting. many paintins are all still ...still life paintings [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.28.08, 10:53 AM Flag
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because it isn't a rendering of lives it is multiple renderings of multiple lives, that is, "lifes". signed, linguistic theory mom [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.28.08, 10:53 AM Flag
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thanks. I love you. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.28.08, 10:54 AM Flag
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no, i love you...no one ever asks me! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.28.08, 10:59 AM Flag
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hijack - how did you get to be a linguistic theorist? What do you do for a living? I wish I had followed that route. LOved the classes I took in college [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.28.08, 10:54 AM Flag
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Well, it doesn't say linguistic theorist on my business card or anything, but I write (mostly academic) books on the subject. I'm an author/professor. Can you still take classes on the subject? You might still love it. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.28.08, 10:57 AM Flag
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I'm sure I would but I'm 45 and just trying to support my family right now. Maybe someday! ;-) [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.28.08, 10:58 AM Flag
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I hope so [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.28.08, 11:02 AM Flag
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by far the hardest class I took in college was linguistics. (Semantics at Stony Brook.) [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.28.08, 11:06 AM Flag
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