"jobs creation"

[Joel S. Berson]

At 7/16/2012 10:24 AM, Arnold Zwicky wrote:
>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/

I assume somebody has discussed the question of evolution from forms
like "creation of jobs" where "creation of job" would not be possible?

Joel

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