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| Processed by: | richwarm (2022-11-13 19:48:35 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 72175 >> passer-by > passersby passer-by > passerby del unnecessary 'a' ------------------------- Editor: Merriam-Webster only displays the unhyphenated version, but M-W tends to be prescriptive in relation to hyphens. Other evidence suggests that the hyphenated form is a well-accepted US spelling. American Heritage Dictionary finds both forms acceptable: "passerby, also passer-by" https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=passerby Wiktionary describes "passerby" only as an "alternative" spelling of "passer-by": https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/passer-by https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/passerby Google (with the 'verbatim' option) suggests that the New York Times usually uses a hyphen, especially for the plural form: site:nytimes.com "passer-by" 2022 - About 2,970 results site:nytimes.com "passerby" 2022 - About 1,140 results site:nytimes.com "passers-by" 2022 - About 96,900 results site:nytimes.com "passersby" 2022 - About 1,990 results nytimes.com examples (singular) 17 Oct 2022 — Oct. 17, 2022 ... On Friday, a passer-by noticed something suspicious in the Deep Fork River, leading investigators to find what appeared to ... 1 Apr 2022 — April 1, 2022 ... A passer-by had noticed Ms. Solo passed out behind the steering wheel for more than an hour with the vehicle's engine ... (plural) 15 Oct 2022 — Passers-by “kind of don't believe you that it's made out of dough,” ... April 12, 2022 ... such as Tuesday's — a seemingly random attack targeted at passers-by, involving indiscriminate gunfire — is less common. |
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# modified English definition # - 碰瓷 碰瓷 [peng4 ci2] /(coll.) to scam sb by setting up an "accident" in which one appears to have sustained damage or injury caused by the scam victim, then demanding compensation (variations include putting "expensive" porcelain in a place where it is likely to be knocked over by passers-by, and stepping into the path of a slow-moving car)/ # + 碰瓷 碰瓷 [peng4 ci2] /(coll.) to scam sb by setting up an "accident" in which one appears to have sustained damage or injury caused by the scam victim, then demanding compensation (variations include putting "expensive" porcelain in a place where it is likely to be knocked over by passersby, and stepping into the path of a slow-moving car)/ # - 築室道謀 筑室道谋 [zhu4 shi4 dao4 mou2] /lit. ask passers-by how to build one's house (idiom); fig. to have no idea what to do/without a clue/ # + 築室道謀 筑室道谋 [zhu4 shi4 dao4 mou2] /lit. ask passersby how to build one's house (idiom); fig. to have no idea what to do/without a clue/ # - 行人 行人 [xing2 ren2] /pedestrian/traveler on foot/passer-by/official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor/ # + 行人 行人 [xing2 ren2] /pedestrian/traveler on foot/passerby/official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor/ # - 路人 路人 [lu4 ren2] /passer-by/stranger/ # + 路人 路人 [lu4 ren2] /passerby/stranger/ # - 途人 途人 [tu2 ren2] /passer-by/stranger/ # + 途人 途人 [tu2 ren2] /passerby/stranger/ # - 過路人 过路人 [guo4 lu4 ren2] /a passer-by/ # + 過路人 过路人 [guo4 lu4 ren2] /passerby/ |