User's manual vs. User manual

[Art Campbell]

Without getting into a grammar argument best left to a staff meeting where
everyone has had too much coffee, I would agree with Andrew on the Best
Practice way to name manuals/books -- that's my preference too.

But disagree with him on the nouns -- I think all those he listed are or
could arguably be compound nouns, not a singular noun/noun our
adjective/noun pair.

Art Campbell
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On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 11:19 PM, Andrew Warren <awarren at synaptics.com>
wrote:

> VLM Tech Subs [TechSubs at VibrantLivingMinistries.org] wrote:
>
> > “User” is a noun. Nouns do not modify nouns
>
> Dish soap, car wash, road work, bicycle chain, buggy whip, winter coat,
> tree branch, dog collar, reference manual....
>
> My own preference is to name the thing for WHAT it is rather than FOR WHOM
> it is:
>
> Quickstart Guide
> Installation Guide
> Reference Manual
> Operating Manual
> Instruction Manual
>
> Or be even more specific:
>
> Using the Zipchip 5000
> Guide to the QZ190
> IBM System/360 Principles of Operation
> The Tektronix 465 Oscilloscope
>
> -Andrew
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