"jobs creation"

[Arnold Zwicky]

On Jul 16, 2012, at 5:44 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

> A Romney spokesman says in CNN that in three-and-a half years in office,
> the Presdient "hasn't even moved  the needle" on "jobs creation."
>
> In my day, that would have been "*job* creation."

commentary here:

http://arnoldzwicky.wordpress.com/2012/07/16/data-points-plurals-in-compounds-71612/

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