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    #1 12-Oct-2019, 23:09

    Orphan or orphaned

    Is it correct to write "orphan children," or. "orphaned children?"
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    #2 12-Oct-2019, 23:19

    Re: Orphan or orphaned

    Welcome to the forum, Bemo.

    Always give us a complete sentence containing the words or phrases you are asking about, please.
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    #3 13-Oct-2019, 13:45

    Re: Orphan or orphaned

    Quote Originally Posted by Bemo View Post
    Is it correct to write "orphan children (no comma here)" or (no full stop here) "orphaned children"?
    Note my corrections above.
    Remember - if you don't use correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing, anything you write will be incorrect.
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