You are right in a sense that grammar is a result of convention. Actually your 2 exmaples can be understood as "the period of ten minutes" and "the amount of 2 pounds"....but again,language is all about convention, [#3715777@0 -ROLIA.NET 相约加拿大网上社区 之 枫下论坛 & 枫下部落, 枫下论坛主坛 ]
You are right in a sense that grammar is a result of convention. Actually your 2 exmaples can be understood as "the period of ten minutes" and "the amount of 2 pounds"....but again,language is all about convention,
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2007.6.1 16:03
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if most people recognize the usage, there will be no problem.