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new as a noun #1 (permalink) Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:44 am   new as a noun
 

Hello everyone.

I'd like to ask if 'new' can be used as a noun, for example, as in "I'm a new to this organization" or should it only be "I'm new to this organization"?

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new as a noun #2 (permalink) Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:18 pm   new as a noun
 

"new" normally cannot be a noun, and never in the sense you want. "I'm a new to ..." is therefore wrong. It should be "I'm new to ..."

"new" can occasionally be a noun in the sense of "new things", "new events", "new ideas" etc., as in the expression "in with the new".
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new as a noun #3 (permalink) Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:20 pm   new as a noun
 

Thank you, Dozy.
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new as a noun #4 (permalink) Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:45 pm   new as a noun
 

Hi Klpno,

Yes, it is possible to turn many adjectives into nouns as in: the new, the old, the rich, the poor, the old and so on. In the case you mention there is an informal word used to describe someone who has just joined an orgaisation and that's a 'newbie'.

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new as a noun #5 (permalink) Thu Oct 27, 2011 21:10 pm   new as a noun
 

Thank you, Alan.
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