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I'm taking an online course about conflict resolution and in one slide they show both forms.

First, there's this part where they show this web site: www.resolutionofconflict.com.au (it's unavailable now, maybe the course is really old). And then there's this image stating "Resolution of Conflict":

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Then, after some seconds, they show this banner below stating "Conflict Resolution":

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So, what's the proper way to state this phrase? I only knew that it should be the latter.

Also, is there any grammar rule to use for these cases?

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  • Sometimes, there might be a stylistic reason for using resolution of conflicts but as a subject area thing, there is not.
    – Lambie
    Commented Feb 6, 2021 at 19:49
  • There also exists a website conflictresolution.com. I suspect the authors of resolutionofconflict.com.au have changed the order of the words for their website name so that it is not confused with the other one, and then used it in the slogan in your first image. In British English I've only heard/read "conflict resolution" as the phrase in general use.
    – RuthMcT
    Commented Oct 30 at 10:55

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Either way works. While many other languages would prefer "Resolution of Conflict", in English, you can use "Conflict Resolution" as well. In this case, "conflict" is used as an adjective. You can do this in many other cases as well. If you aren't sure which is right, and it involves two nouns such as "conflict" and "resolution", then I'd stick with the [noun] of [noun] form. Most English speakers will have their own personal preference but there is no "universal preference" by English speakers as a whole. I hope this helps!

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  • Other languages don't use nouns as adjectives and Spanish and French would have to use of (de).
    – Lambie
    Commented Feb 6, 2021 at 19:48

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