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Plural of still-life

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grumppa Sun 26-Apr-15 11:41:56

In the Schlossmuseum in Weimar last week I noticed that one of the English versions of the explanation boards in each room referred to a couple of paintings as still lives. My initial reaction was that in this instance the plural should be still-lifes. Any views?

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grumppa Tue 28-Apr-15 16:44:37

Yikes, what have I started? Maybe I should send a link to this thread to the Weimar Schlossmuseum.

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petallus Tue 28-Apr-15 20:17:09

Three pages on whether it should be still lifes or still lives.

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