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  • Dingus_Khan [he/him, they/them]
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    2 months ago

    Unrelated, but boy howdy do I love a plural postpositive adjective

    Edit: thank you for all the fun examples and discussion. Did not expect to wake up and see this many responses to a comment I put almost no thought into, I love this website

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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      2 months ago

      I did some googling. My favorite one is musicians extraordinaire. The runner-up is eggs Benedict.

    • Evilsandwichman [none/use name]
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      2 months ago

      Had to Google this cause my English isn't that good, and now I know something new that my brain is filing under 'why does anyone know this?'

      • NephewAlphaBravo [he/him]
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        2 months ago

        It's pretty useless tbf, one of those things that native english speakers wouldn't even notice if you got it "wrong"

      • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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        2 months ago

        There are very few common words/expressions that use plural postpositive adjective. To add to what NephewAlphaBravo said - "wrong" will sound right to most Americans. The average American reads at a sixth grade level.

        A correct form is "attorneys general" but that's rare. The average American would say "attorney generals".

        • Feline
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          2 months ago

          A correct form is "attorneys general" but that's rare.

          Not "correct", just formal/academic. Down with proscriptive grammar!

        • keepcarrot [she/her]
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          2 months ago

          I just do it randomly for fun if the singular is a double noun. Suns day. Generals Store. It's very silly. I giggle inside.

        • egg1918 [she/her]
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          2 months ago

          Sergeants Major is another one that always sounded funny to me