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Minnesota_Flyer · September 1st, 2004, 15:14

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And another question. Why is it a near miss? Shouldn't it be a near hit?

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It should be near miss.

Miss is a noun, which serves to describe the action that occurred: "What happened?" "There was a miss." Near is the adjective which modifies the noun: "What type of miss?" "It was a near miss."

While you could accurately say that the planes nearly hit (adverb and verb), you cannot call it a near hit because there was no hit of any kind (near or otherwise).

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MF

September 1st, 2004, 15:14	#14
Minnesota_Flyer Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul Posts: 1,958	Re: NTSB Report - Close Call (question) [ QUOTE ] And another question. Why is it a near miss? Shouldn't it be a near hit? [/ QUOTE ] It should be near miss. Miss is a noun, which serves to describe the action that occurred: "What happened?" "There was a miss." Near is the adjective which modifies the noun: "What type of miss?" "It was a near miss." While you could accurately say that the planes nearly hit (adverb and verb), you cannot call it a near hit because there was no hit of any kind (near or otherwise). [/grammer police] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/spin2.gif[/img] MF