Timeline for Is it correct to say 'a four doored car'?
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| Oct 17, 2021 at 5:57 | comment | added | Michael Harvey | @alephzero I was hoping to show that the hyphenated way of talking about the number of doors possessed by a car is both long established (it has a provenance) and widespread. I am very sorry if I have offended you. Have a nice day | |
| Oct 17, 2021 at 2:42 | comment | added | alephzero | @MichaelHarvey is the OP asking about 60-year-old British English usage? The question doesn't say so. | |
| Oct 16, 2021 at 11:33 | comment | added | Dave | “Four door sedan” has been a stock phrase from police dramas, and maybe real life, for as long as I can remember. “The suspect drove off in a four door sedan.” | |
| Oct 16, 2021 at 8:23 | comment | added | Michael Harvey | UK note - in 1961 my father bought a two-door Ford Anglia, out first car, and in 1966 a four-door Ford Cortina. | |
| Oct 15, 2021 at 23:02 | vote | accept | Nigel J | ||
| Oct 15, 2021 at 22:52 | history | edited | Greybeard | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 15, 2021 at 22:44 | history | answered | Greybeard | CC BY-SA 4.0 |