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Re:    Re: †††LC-01 genitive noun phrase s

From:Robert Wilson <han_solo55@...>
Date:Thursday, October 30, 2003, 18:12
On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 09:12:38 -0700 Muke Tever <hotblack@...>
writes:

> Not a small problem with "picker upper" is that it's already a stock > phrase from advertising-speak for a paper-towel company. > > The other problem is that [phrasal verb]+[agentive -er] isn't > particularly > productive in English, so results arent going to be predictable. > > Practice: > > 1. throw away + -er = ________
away-thrower
> 2. blow up + -er = ________
blower upper
> 3. cast aside + -er = ________
aside-caster
> > I hold severe doubts to both *|thrower awayer| and *|awaythrower|, > built > on the patterns discussed in this thread.
i would probably say "away-thrower", but i'd say "blower upper"... when the phrasal verb has "up" or "down", my lect seems to add -er to both the verb and "up" or "down" fairly regularly.
> *Muke!
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