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  1. 11-Feb-2012, 21:36 #1
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    Dear all,

    Does the adj. "Chicago-based" in "Chicago-based interior designer" means that the designer is from Chicago or that he designs using stuff that have a "Chicagoan nature" or what?

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    Default Re: chicago-based

    It means that his base, the office/studio/centre/etc where he works, or the place in which he lives, is located in Chicago.
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    Default Re: chicago-based

    He is from Chicago.
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    Default Re: chicago-based

    Quote Originally Posted by 5jj View Post
    It means that his base, the office/studio/centre/etc where he works, or the place in which he lives, is located in Chicago.
    Thanks a lot for the illustration.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SoothingDave View Post
    He is from Chicago.
    But he might be from Metuchen (ie, have been born there) and moved to Chicago to live and work.
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    Default Re: chicago-based

    He's from Chicago now if he's Chicago-based.
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    Default Re: chicago-based

    To most BE speakers 'Where do you come from?' means 'Where were you born?'
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    Default Re: chicago-based

    Interesting, as a BrE speaker, I would use things the same way as Rover_KE- he's from Chicago now doesn't work for me.
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