Talk:top of the line

Noun?

Noun? I'd say adjective, or, even better, adjective phrase. Sounds a bit awkward though. Does such a thing exist? Ncik 09 Apr 2005

Good catch. Yes, adjective phrase. I pasted in my template and probably just neglected to change that (though sometimes idioms are hard to characterize). Oops.--Dvortygirl 21:24, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Changed to "Adjectival phrase"; that's what Wikipedia says. I'm a bit surprised though, since on the other hand we say "noun phrase", not "nomial phrase". Ncik 10 Apr 2005

Disagree! Actually I'd say it's a noun: "this product is the top of the line", right? — whereas "a top-of-the-line product" (hyphenated), that's either an adjective, or attributive use of the unhyphenated noun. Equinox ◑ 22:37, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

And note that bottom of the line is given as a noun, unlike this entry. Equinox ◑ 22:38, 5 February 2020 (UTC)