http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backyard http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/backyard?q=backyard
Both show as nouns, only the American one shows it as an adjective. On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 1:23 PM, Nick Andrews <[email protected]>wrote: > Well, you can have a back yard and a backyard grill or backyard patio, > but not a backyard... Backyard is an adjective, not a noun. > > On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 12:17 PM, Anestis Kozakis <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On 1 December 2011 03:30, Nick Andrews <[email protected]> wrote: > >> There is another disturbing trend for people, even in professional > >> circles, to smash two words together into one. A few examples: > > > > [snip] > > > >> In Fine Homebuilding, a magazine showing the very best in > >> craftsmanship in residential construction and remodeling, they have > >> allowed the use of 'backyard' as a noun instead of the correct 'back > >> yard.' It has the be a bad editorial slip, because I have seen it on > >> numerous occasions in articles written by different people over the > >> last two years or so. > > > > I found a reference to the word "backyard" as far back as 1920, it > > being the Oliver Hardy silent film "The backyard", Looks like it's > > been in use for longer than recently. > > > > In Australia, it's been one word for as long as I can remember. > > > > [snip] > > > >> Nick A > > > > Anestis. > > -- > > Anestis Kozakis | [email protected] | http://www.akozakis.id.au/ > >
