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Nouns and verbs treated differently?

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Friday, 30 September 2011, at 4:58 p.m.

In Response To: Some other terms (Tom Keith)

I don't know if this is a grammar/etc. rule, but it sounds better to me to NOT contract a verb with an adverb if you're using the combo as a verb. (But prefer the contraction if used as a noun). Example:

bear off is the verb+adverb: I bear off two checkers.

bearoff is the noun: I have begun the bearoff.

Having said that, I already see a potential exception to my rule:

I won a backgammon. vs. I backgammoned my opponent. But here the word 'back' is not a verb to begin with (in this context) so maybe it's another independent rule that applies.

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