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- members members members area | WordReference Forums
- members' area - members area Thinking the various options through, I can't rule any of them out for sure What do you think? Any help and input would be greatly appreciated (I personally tend towards members' area because it is the area reserved for members)
- members present vs present members | WordReference Forums
"Present members" means members who are currently members - e g , they have paid their subscription - and is in contrast to past members or non-members It refers to their status "Members present" refers to physical presence, not membership status, and is reduced from "members who are present" as the newt noted
- All members of vs all the members of? - WordReference Forums
The object of the game is for all members of the group to complete their squares before the other groups complete their squares c This also provides an opportunity for all the members of the group to get comfortable with what they are signing and to provide one more vehicle for them to make revisions
- The majority of people lt;is are gt; [singular plural] - WordReference Forums
Hi Lunatiqfrinj, In your first example, I'm sure you will agree that opinion is the subject of the sentence, and so the fact that the verb is, correctly, in the singular doesn't suggest that majority is being used as a singular noun
- Please cascade this information - WordReference Forums
Hello everyone – my first post here J From time to time I get forwards from my manager The original message is written by one guy, who always sends it to three people at my company He always finishes mails with “Please cascade this information” I wonder if this collocation is proper, or
- Dear or Dears [letter] - WordReference Forums
Hi Egmont, Thanks a lot for your explanation I understood your point I wonder why this adjective (dear) is qualifying both nouns (John and Guttier)
- Small or little family | WordReference Forums
To describe a family that has relatively few members, I would also always say a "small family " But in other contexts, I could imagine referring to "our little family "For instance,I could say,"My coworkers and I are so close that we are almost like a little family "
- People is are ; La gente es son | WordReference Forums
In AmE, we usually say "the team is" because we are referring to the group itself rather than to its members But when people means "gente", it is not the name of a group but is inherently plural, like personas With this meaning, people is, in effect, an alternate plural for person: There is one team here There are five team here
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