What is the difference between a "never-fails strategy" and a "never-fail strategy"?
EverLivingPoet Member Joined May 24, 2011 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Russian Home Country Russian Federation Current Location United States Jun 10, 2011 #1 What is the difference between a "never-fails strategy" and a "never-fail strategy"?
S SoothingDave VIP Member Joined Apr 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Jun 10, 2011 #2 I don't think there is any difference in meaning. "Never-fail" is the expression I am familiar with.
EverLivingPoet Member Joined May 24, 2011 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Russian Home Country Russian Federation Current Location United States Jun 10, 2011 #3 Are there rules for premodification of nouns using verb phrases? Could it be that for a strategy that never fails, I should call it a "never-fails strategy", due to third-person rules?
Are there rules for premodification of nouns using verb phrases? Could it be that for a strategy that never fails, I should call it a "never-fails strategy", due to third-person rules?
S SoothingDave VIP Member Joined Apr 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Jun 10, 2011 #4 I would call it a "never-fail strategy."
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Jun 10, 2011 #5 But what is the function of the phrase in the sentence? It's not simply a third person singular verb any longer, so why should it behave like one?
But what is the function of the phrase in the sentence? It's not simply a third person singular verb any longer, so why should it behave like one?