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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- grammar - Grammatical class of we when referring to a collective . . .
What's the grammatical class of quot;we quot; when referring to a group in its entirety versus when referring to each individual member of the group For example, if I said to my girlfriend: We w
- What is a word to describe the character of someone who plans his . . .
I am looking for a word to describe some individuals who cautiously plan for the future all the time
- 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
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