Arise or rise? Around or round? Arouse or rouse? As or like? As , because or since? As , when or while? Been or gone? Begin or start? Beside or besides? Between or among? Born or borne? Bring , take and fetch Can , could or may? Classic or classical? Come or go? Consider or regard? Consist , comprise or compose? Content or contents?
Different from , different to or different than? Do or make? Down , downwards or downward? During or for? Each or every? East or eastern ; north or northern?
Economic or economical? Efficient or effective? Elder , eldest or older , oldest? End or finish? Especially or specially?
Except or except for? Expect , hope or wait? Experience or experiment? Fall or fall down? Far or a long way? Farther , farthest or further , furthest? Fast , quick or quickly? Fell or felt? Female or feminine ; male or masculine? Finally , at last , lastly or in the end? First , firstly or at first? Fit or suit? Following or the following? For or since? Forget or leave? Full or filled? Fun or funny?
Get or go? We have spent some time in the South, and we are familiar with the Southern dialect you speak of. Thanks for writing. Is that sentence perfectly fine as it is, or should it be rewritten so that the signs are not speaking? We know of no rules covering this area, and the use of the word say in that context seems fairly common. While a living person can state or make a statement, a sign can state or make a statement.
I also wonder, though, if this is not a grammatical argument but a political one. Omit the pronoun: the programmer should update the records when data is transferred to her by the head office becomes the programmer should update the records when data is transferred by the head office.
Use a plural antecedent: a contestant must conduct himself with dignity at all times becomes contestants must conduct themselves with dignity at all times. Use an article instead of a personal pronoun: a student accused of cheating must actively waive his right to have his guidance counselor present becomes a student accused of cheating must actively waive the right to have a guidance counselor present. Use the neutral singular pronoun one: an actor in New York is likely to earn more than he is in Paducah becomes an actor in New York is likely to earn more than one in Paducah.
Use the imperative mood: a lifeguard must keep a close watch over children while he is monitoring the pool becomes keep a close watch over children while monitoring the pool. Revise the clause: a person who decides not to admit he lied will be considered honest until someone exposes his lie becomes a person who denies lying will be considered honest until the lie is exposed.
Speaking of plurals what is the pluralization rule of words like cactus, walrus and platypus. Cactus and platypus can be pluralized like Cacti and platypi but walri is incorrect. Can you help me with this? Cactuses, platypuses, and walruses are correct plural forms.
Cacti and platypi are also acceptable alternative plural forms. Some nouns derived from Latin replace -us with -i to form the plural. The word walrus does not derive from Latin. There are many exceptions, however. When in doubt, your best bet is to look the words up in a dictionary. Many people an indefinite number agree that removing all pluralization of nouns in English would relieve a lot of headache.
My friend said that person is plural and the noun should be pl. The noun person is singular, but the pronoun their is plural. OR Shoplifting can leave people with records and affect their lives.
I think it is better than confusing by using the plural or writing self conscious reconstructed sentences. The pronoun it implies that the person in question is an object, which is generally considered offensive. Person and people both derive from Latin, but from different words.
There was a time in history when it was put forward that grammatically, persons should be the preferred plural any time more than one person was referred to as a countable noun, and people should be preferred for uncountable nouns. That practice did not become standard, and nowadays, the plural persons is only considered correct in legal contexts and, occasionally, when deliberately referring to humans individually rather than collectively.
Eighty people came to my Star Wars costume party on May the fourth. Six persons came dressed as either Princess Leia or Darth Vader, but the rest of the people were all wookies. Six people came dressed as either Princess Leia or Darth Vader, but the rest of the people were all wookies. Equally acceptable. Sixteen people protested on the White House lawn this Saturday. In the legal world, including law enforcement, persons is used regularly.
It is helpful because nothing is collective where the law is concerned; individuals are prosecuted, not groups. Some legal expressions, such as persons of interest and missing persons , reflect this grammatical preference. Love words? Need even more definitions?
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