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In EasyDNS, User:Largoplazo insists on changing "Canadian-based" to "Canada-based". The latter is ungrammatical and I've pointed out a source on grammar that with nations (as opposed to cities or regions) one uses the adjectival form: "some people get it wrong with nations and use the noun form when they should be using the adjectival form, so say things – incorrectly – like "Britain-based company". It should be British-based company, Swiss-based company, French-based company (not Britain-based, Switzerland-based, France-based etc). Yes, the companies are based in Britain (not "British") because it is "based in + noun". Move the noun in front of another noun to describe it then it becomes an adjective." Largo has countered with his own original research and personal reasoning (see User_talk:Largoplazo#Canadian-based) and has reverted my correction of him [1] based on his own personal views of how grammar should be. I've asked him to back up his views with sources but he has failed to do so. Horatio Bumblebee ( talk) 22:38, 5 August 2015 (UTC)
The above discussion is taking place at WP:Reference desk/Language#"Canadian-based" or "Canada-based"?, from which it was diverted momentarily here, rather than here. —Largo Plazo ( talk) 14:08, 6 August 2015 (UTC)
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In EasyDNS, User:Largoplazo insists on changing "Canadian-based" to "Canada-based". The latter is ungrammatical and I've pointed out a source on grammar that with nations (as opposed to cities or regions) one uses the adjectival form: "some people get it wrong with nations and use the noun form when they should be using the adjectival form, so say things – incorrectly – like "Britain-based company". It should be British-based company, Swiss-based company, French-based company (not Britain-based, Switzerland-based, France-based etc). Yes, the companies are based in Britain (not "British") because it is "based in + noun". Move the noun in front of another noun to describe it then it becomes an adjective." Largo has countered with his own original research and personal reasoning (see User_talk:Largoplazo#Canadian-based) and has reverted my correction of him [1] based on his own personal views of how grammar should be. I've asked him to back up his views with sources but he has failed to do so. Horatio Bumblebee ( talk) 22:38, 5 August 2015 (UTC)
The above discussion is taking place at WP:Reference desk/Language#"Canadian-based" or "Canada-based"?, from which it was diverted momentarily here, rather than here. —Largo Plazo ( talk) 14:08, 6 August 2015 (UTC)