'Crew Education and Training Centre' or 'Crews Education...' ? Thread poster: raikks
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raikks
Romania
Local time: 14:16
'Crew Education and Training Centre' vs 'Crews Education and Training Centre'.
Which one is correct? And why? Thx in advance.
| | | | ATIL KAYHAN 
Türkiye
Local time: 14:16
Member (2007)
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I believe it is the first one, 'Crew Education and Training Center'. You would not use the plural in this expression. I just cannot explain why.
| | | | Kay Denney
France
Local time: 13:16
French to English
| Agree with Atil | Oct 31, 2013 |
The word "crew" acts as an adjective and is therefore invariable.
| | | | LEXpert
United States
Local time: 06:16
Member (2008)
Croatian to English
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| No consistent logic | Oct 31, 2013 |
ATIL KAYHAN wrote:
I believe it is the first one, 'Crew Education and Training Center'. You would not use the plural in this expression. I just cannot explain why.
Atil, I agree with you. Crew sounds quite right here. Trying to overthink it grammatically will lead one to all sorts of inconsistencies. For example, an institution of tertiary pedagogical training is referred to as a "Teachers College", not a "Teacher College", so go figure...
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Kay Denney
France
Local time: 13:16
French to English
| teacher training | Oct 31, 2013 |
Rudolf Vedo CT wrote:
For example, an institution of tertiary pedagogical training is referred to as a "Teachers College", not a "Teacher College", so go figure...
I would call it "teacher training college" actually
| | | | LEXpert
United States
Local time: 06:16
Member (2008)
Croatian to English
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| Different strokes... | Oct 31, 2013 |
Texte Style wrote: Rudolf Vedo CT wrote:
For example, an institution of tertiary pedagogical training is referred to as a "Teachers College", not a "Teacher College", so go figure... I would call it "teacher training college" actually
http://www.tc.columbia.edu/
I should have said that *some* are referred to as teachers colleges (although my point still stands, since nobody calls it a teacher college AFAIK).
Of course, Teacher Training College sounds fine too.
[Edited at 2013-10-31 18:33 GMT]
| | | | Tim Friese
United States
Local time: 06:16
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Arabic to English
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Texte Style wrote:
The word "crew" acts as an adjective and is therefore invariable.
This explanation is frequently repeated but I think it creates more problems than it solves. English (like other Germanic languages, Semitic languages, and many others) has the ability to put nouns together directly as a "noun compound", and there is a weak rule in English (with exceptions) that the first noun of a noun compound needs to be singular. Compare:
- mouse trap
- 10-page document
- project manager
http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/compound-nouns
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