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[jack]

"Men's suit is stronger." <--correct? what does this mean?
"Man's suit is stronger." <--correct? what does this mean?

[Casiopea]

Originally Posted by jack

"Men's suit is stronger." <--correct? what does this mean?
"Man's suit is stronger." <--correct? what does this mean?

I don't understand the meaning. :(

[jack]

Originally Posted by Casiopea

I don't understand the meaning. :(

Sorry about that. I am trying to say male armours are stronger then female armours.



"I have a sports bike." <--correct? why? what does it mean?
"I have a sport bike." <--correct? why? what does it mean?

[Tdol]

Men's suits of armour are stronger than women's.

We say a sports bike\car, etc. Most nouns in this position would be singular, but if it is normally used in the plural, like 'sports', then we use the plural.

[jack]

Originally Posted by tdol

Men's suits of armour are stronger than women's.

We say a sports bike\car, etc. Most nouns in this position would be singular, but if it is normally used in the plural, like 'sports', then we use the plural.

I'm not really following you. Can you explain this in another way? thanks

"I have many sports bikes." <--incorrect? why?
"I have many sport bikes." <--correct? why?
"I have many sports bike." <--incorrect? why?

I don't get why is it "sports bike" and not "sport bike"? Why do I need the "s"? I have seen this in the newspaper section where they would labe the "sports bike" section "sports bike" and not "sport bike"?

[Casiopea]

Originally Posted by jack

I'm not really following you. Can you explain this in another way? thanks

"I have many sports bikes." <--incorrect? why?
"I have many sport bikes." <--correct? why?

I don't get why is it "sports bike" and not "sport bike"? Why do I need the "s"? I have seen this in the newspaper section where they would labe the "sports bike" section "sports bike" and not "sport bike"?

'sports', with -s, is an adjective. 'sport', without -s, is a noun.

EX: They're sports writers. (adjective)
EX: Basketball is a sport. (noun)

EX: I have many sports bikes. (adjective) :D

All the best, :D

[jack]

"I have many sports bikes. ." <--doesn't "sports" describe what kind of "bike" is it?

"I have many fast bikes." <--correct? why?
"I have many fasts bikes." <--incorrrect? why? It doesn't apply here?

[Tdol]

Fast - this is an adjective and they have no plural.

Sports- this is a noun functioning as an adjective and, while they normally have no plural, this one does.

[jack]

"I think I have your car key." <--correct? Is it saying what kind of car key is it?
"I think I have your car's key." <--correct? Is it saying that the key belongs to the car?

"I think I have your glasses screw." <--correct? why? Is it saying what kind of screw is it?
"I think I have your glasses's screw." <--correct? why? Is it saying that the screw belongs to the glasses?

"All I get is the sales pitch from the car dealers." correct? why? what does it mean?
"All I get is the sale pitch from the car dealers." correct? why? what does it mean?

[Casiopea]

"I think I have your car key."
Is it saying what kind of car key is it? :D

"I think I have your car's key."
Is it saying that the key belongs to the car? :D

"I think I have your glasses screw." :(
"I think I have your glasses's screw." :(

I think I have the screw to your glasses. :D
Note, 'screw' and 'glasses' are nouns that do not function as adjectives.

sales pitch :D
sale pitch :(

What kind of pitch? A sales pitch; a pitch about sales.

All the best, :D