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Old 24-Feb-2008, 11:16
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Default Re: Substantivized phrasal verbs
Hello,

Substantivized phrasal verbs (focus on V+preposition form) are those which became nouns by forms of word-formation (back-formation), e.g. to break down / a breakdown.
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