in demand rarities

[GoodTaste]

Does "in demand rarities" mean "in the state of demand that is very rare"? It appears to be elusive to me.

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[GoodTaste]

I understand it as "things that people rarely order them" - that is, only some rich people would buy it. Am I on the right track?

 

[GoesStation]

The problem phrase is a great illustration of the importance of correct punctuation. It contains two consecutive compound adjectives which are hard to work out without the required hyphens.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Right. It's a mistake. It should say "in-demand rarities."

We use hyphens to build adjectives out of several words. Examples:

- his six-year-old daughter
- a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
- a three-o'clock appointment
- a two-time loser

You might wonder when hyphens are needed. The test is simple. Ask: Can each adjective word stand alone? Compare these:

- a big, bad tornado: Is the tornado big? Yes. Is it bad? Yes. So no hyphen is needed. The adjectives already make sense.

- a three-o'clock appointment: Is the appointment three? No. Is it o'clock? No. So they need a hyphen to build an adjective that makes sense: three-o'clock.

So an in-demand rarity is a rarity that is in demand. It is something that lots of people want.

 

[GoodTaste]

So an in-demand rarity is a rarity that is in demand. It is something that lots of people want.

That is clear now. But some question remains for the entire sentence: If the rarities were sold out, there would be no such product left in the marketplace, then how can it "supply"?

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The definition for "sell out": to sell all of the supply that you have of something.

 

[Tdol]

For instance, things that the manufacturers produce sneakers in limited edition that sell out, and they buy a number of pairs to sell to people who can't get them elsewhere.