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·The composed word has to be involved into the vocabulary and it has to be a common noun in the initial form (Singular and Nominative case or Plural and ·Nominative case, in that case when this word doesn't have Singular).
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·The composed word has to be involved into the vocabulary and it has to be a common noun in the initial form (Singular and Nominative case or Plural and ·Nominative case, in that case when this word doesn't have Singular).
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Titmuss, Grubbs and the others may well be examples of a phenomenon known as Nominative Determinism, whereby human beings unconsciously shape their lives to reflect the names with which they were born.
Home | Mail Online 2009
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Nominative case is used to mark a subject, while accusative marks an object.
Whoever v. Whomever! Cases collide! Match of the Century! « Motivated Grammar 2009
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Nominative case is used to mark a subject, while accusative marks an object.
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Nominative case—the liberation from a happy family.
running away from home James Claffey 2012
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Nominative uses are uses of a mark to identify a seller.
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So even in a Realist universe it seems to me our brains could be limited to mere Nominative representations of the underlying universals.
An Argument from Realism Against Naturalism about Human Beings 2008
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Nominative uses are uses of a mark to identify a seller.
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Nominative determinism is a term coined by the New Scientist, referring to when people's names reflect, perhaps even determine, their job or their interests.
What could be better than the man who once pocketed a £21m bonus being called Diamond? 2010
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