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countdown or count down

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jinmin1988
 
Reply Tue 6 Oct, 2009 01:16 am
Her favorite feature is the clock, which can be programmed to countdown until an assignment or test is due and then sound an alarm.
"countdown" is a noun so here should be count down, right?

Thank you.
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MontereyJack
 
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Reply Tue 6 Oct, 2009 01:25 am
I'd say yes.
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contrex
 
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Reply Tue 6 Oct, 2009 05:55 am
Agreed. Countdown: noun. Count down: verb
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Setanta
 
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Reply Tue 6 Oct, 2009 07:28 am
Jinmin is using it as a verb:

Her favorite feature is the clock, which can be programmed to count down until an assignment or test is due and then sound an alarm.
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