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word choice - "Persons" versus "individuals" - English Language ...
WEBIn English law the word "individual" is often used for a natural person. In this usage "persons" is the correct plural and "people" would be wrong. Corporations are person not …
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grammar - Individual + plural or individual + singular?
WEBIndividual is indeed a noun and an adjective. When used as a noun, it refers to a person, or someone. For example: That individual over there is a nasty piece of work. To give a couple of examples of the use of the …
Individuals vs People. Is it correct to use "individuals" to refer to ...
WEBJul 12, 2024 · They're basically interchangeable, but the use of "individuals" gives emphasis to the people's individual nature. You'd probably refer to a "crowd of people" …
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singular vs plural - Each individual or group is/are - English …
WEBWhen using each combined with or , which is correct: Each individual or group is happy. Each individual or group are happy. Each individual or group is filled with laughter.
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singular vs plural - My family ( is / are ) all doctors - English ...
WEBJun 6, 2016 · If you think of "family" as individual family members, you should use "are". If you think "family" as a single unit, you should use "is. One more thing to consider is the …
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grammaticality - "Are the same person" or "Is the same person ...
WEBThe first sentence is correct as although "father's grandfather" and "grandfather's father" are referring to the same person but at the time of speaking/referring, they are the instances …
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Is using "you" to refer to anyone, not the person you're talking to, …
WEBNov 30, 2016 · In the sentence that you mentioned, you is used as a generic pronoun. In English grammar and in particular in casual English, generic you, impersonal you or …
grammar - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
WEBAug 19, 2021 · To sum up - it isn't a strict case of using one or the other; rather, you can use 'themselves' in any instance and be grammatically correct, but you can use …
"Hello, This is" vs "My Name is" or "I am" in self introduction
WEBDec 1, 2017 · In person in a small group, you'd say "Hi! I'm James!" and probably extend your hand to shake. If you are in front a of a room of strangers introducing yourself, you …
grammaticality - “Are” vs. “is” after “parents and the family ...
WEBPossibly the writer is thinking of parents as part of "the family", so groups both items together with the singular "is". The fact remains, there are two subjects given, even if …
Class, Category, Type - English Language Learners Stack …
WEBOct 10, 2015 · Since a class is a (sub-)collection, each individual is a part. Unlike the metaphor of type , it doesn't make sense to think of a class without members. A class is …
singular vs plural - "Each of them is" or "each of them are"?
WEBMar 2, 2016 · When you say "each of them", you're referring to each individual in a group (them), so you should use a singular verb. That leaves two possibilities: Each of them is …
word usage - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
WEBApr 4, 2020 · I was learning a Cambridge Dictionary post when I found an example of the use of "specific". We only use "the" with general plural nouns when we are referring to a …
word choice - anyone vs someone. Which one? - English …
WEBIn my opinion, the big difference between "someone" and "anyone" is that "someone" refers to some person, and that person is specific, even though it may not be known, while …
singular vs plural - Which one is grammatically right? : " …
WEBJan 7, 2021 · But in this case, the officials might all choose different methods, meaning the individual population of each town may grow at different rates, in different ways. So, for …
adjectives - What is the difference between "respective" and ...
WEBused before a plural noun to refer to the different things that belong to each separate person or thing mentioned. We all went back to our respective homes. the respective …
prepositions - more of something versus more something
WEBJan 1, 2022 · There seems to be a different rule at work in each example sentence. There is quantity, quality, intensity, and more of individual vs more individuals. It seems like if the …
Anyone can find the answer himself vs. anyone can find the …
WEBJan 5, 2016 · Either "himself" or "herself" is most accepted by prescriptive grammarians. "Herself" is increasingly used by itself in academic writing to counterbalance the sexist …
Use of "its" versus "their" when using "each" in a sentence
WEBJan 1, 2016 · Singular they/their (s) is a somewhat contested feature of English; you will get varying perspectives on its appropriateness depending on whom you ask. However, it …
Does word "someone" refer to both an animal and a human being …
WEBJun 29, 2015 · If you hear the word someone it almost certainly refers to a human being. Some people will use it fancifully to refer to a pet or other animal, but even then it will be …
What does "at the individual scale" mean in this context?
WEBOct 26, 2020 · What they do not currently cover in their news stories are individuals, which is the new series they're launching. So, to bring some depth... at an individual scale, is …
"Per" vs "By". Which one should I use? - English Language …
WEBIf it's a database table naming thing, and your table set-up is so that there is one entry with one piece of the same type of information per entry (but allows multiple entries per …
meaning - What is the difference between a company, …
WEBJul 6, 2015 · An industry is the combination of companies in same line of business. Firm, corporation and business are synonyms of "company". An Agency is a particular kind of …
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