I've been thinking today about the phrase adequate size attache. It's always struck me as odd because I would say adequately-sized. (I don't think the ransom note version qualifies as wrong, though: you wouldn't say adequately size.)
I looked at the interviews and see that Patsy in 1997 says twin size blanket and notebook size paper. (But in 1998 she says "it was letter-sized.") John avoids sizing anything.
In Death of Innocence, "Patsy" talks about a full-size angel tree while "John" talks about a medium-sized business. (Oddly perhaps, in the 2001 edition this has been changed to medium-size business.) I should mention that the NYT style manual seems to freely mix -size and -sized. Either seems to be acceptable.
Flat adverbs (those lacking ly) sometimes raise people's hackles. Patsy and John both seem to attach an ly where you'd expect, but it's harder to search for something that's not there.
I looked at the interviews and see that Patsy in 1997 says twin size blanket and notebook size paper. (But in 1998 she says "it was letter-sized.") John avoids sizing anything.
In Death of Innocence, "Patsy" talks about a full-size angel tree while "John" talks about a medium-sized business. (Oddly perhaps, in the 2001 edition this has been changed to medium-size business.) I should mention that the NYT style manual seems to freely mix -size and -sized. Either seems to be acceptable.
Flat adverbs (those lacking ly) sometimes raise people's hackles. Patsy and John both seem to attach an ly where you'd expect, but it's harder to search for something that's not there.
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