dual as

[Benjamin Zimmer]

On 11/15/06, Barbara Need <nee1 at midway.uchicago.edu> wrote:
>
> Seen on a web announcement for the new Apple iPhone:
>
> "Foxconn Electronics, ..., has secured a contract with Apple Computer
> to manufacturer [sic] its first mobile handset that will also dual as
> a digital music player, ..."
>
> I have done a phrase search in Google, and the only hits have been
> some technical term dual AS and places where dual and as are
> separated by punctuation (and/or a clause boundary).

Try searching with modals:

http://google.com/search?q=can|could|will||would-dual-as


--Ben Zimmer

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