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- apostrophe - Individuals or individuals - English Language Usage . . .
2 Individuals' if you are referring to patients in general - or you could say an individual's
- Should an apostrophe be used in this context?
You have provided this fragment: may disagre [e] with some individual's worldview It seems that you are talking about more than one individual, so we need the plural individuals here The worldview is that belonging to (possessed by) the individuals, so we need the possessive of that plural, which is individuals' with an S followed by an apostrophe If multiple individuals have the same
- any every - Any individual or any individuals? - English Language . . .
The Newyorker reports: “Any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice,” Obama said What is correct? 'Any responsible individual' or 'Any responsible
- single word requests - What do call individuals who express their . . .
What do call individuals who express their opinions as if they were facts? Ask Question Asked 10 years, 11 months ago Modified 9 years, 6 months ago
- Correct usage of persons (vs. people)
Generally, persons is a decent substitute for individuals, and appears more in legal contexts that demand precision People is the ordinary plural of person Asking for a table for two or a table for two people is better than asking for a table for two persons
- hyphenation - Are either of the phrases African-American individuals . . .
Are either of the phrases "African-American individuals" or "European-American individuals" hyphenated? [closed] Ask Question Asked 2 years, 3 months ago Modified 2 years, 3 months ago
- Is there a word or phrase for when people share a way of thinking . . .
To be cut from the same cloth is an idiom describing a high degree of similarity between items It carries a connotation of intrinsic similarity that's in the very "fabric" of the items being compared If two people are cut from the same cloth, they are similar in many ways, typically referring to their behavior or way of thinking, rather than superficial or transient similarities It may not
- Indicating someone is deceased in a list of names
The dagger often indicates a footnote, so you would probably want to indicate at the end of the list that it refers to deceased individuals
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