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- members members members area | WordReference Forums
One is not necessarily correct over the others - member's area = an area of a member, belonging to a member - members' area = an area of members, belonging to more than one member - members area = an area for members That is exactly the problem I have been having so far
- A group of people + is are ? | WordReference Forums
Collecting phrases like a number of or a pair of can make it hard to choose between is and are Which verb do you use when you’re talking about a number of people? On one hand, number is singular, which calls for is But people is plural, which calls for are Typically, it’s best to use are with a number of Correct A number of people are concerned about the lack of progress Incorrect A
- confirm whether if I am correct | WordReference Forums
Could some member s confirm whether if I am correct? 1 Is the question correctly phrased? 2, If it is, should I use 'whether' or 'if'? Thanks in advance
- As a team member; team members, we; each one of us should
"A team member" is clearly singular, but "we" is clearly plural - unless the speaker is Queen Victoria - and the contrast is jarring In practice, I prefer 3 and 4 3 emphasizes the collective nature of the team's behavior; 4 emphasizes each individual member's responsibility It is the writer's choice which is more appropriate to the context
- Dear parents Parents [Capital letters?] - WordReference Forums
Should I always capitalize the word "parents" in informal letters or emails when use it with "Dear "? Are there any rules?
- To be (a) part of something | WordReference Forums
What's the difference between "to be a part of something" and "to be part of something" or are they both correct and interchangeable? For example, would
- grey rabbitbrush - WordReference Forums
What is grey rabbitbrush in Chinese？一枝黄 (學名 Ericameria nauseosa), 別名: 灰葉兔灌木 (gray rabbitbrush), 橡膠兔灌木 (rubber rabbitbrush)
- Blue gum monkey - WordReference Forums
Green's Dictionary of Slang has this on 'blue gum': blue gum (med), adj — Green’s Dictionary of Slang I can't help with much of the rest of the sentence, apart from taking 'like bubbles on soap' more or less literally as a simile
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