http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ACopyOfBothSidesOfACard/wpxmc/post.htm#749148Tue, 26 May 2009 15:53:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:749148Osee0http://www.englishforums.com/English/ACopyOfBothSidesOfACard/wpxmc/post.htm#749148http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-749148.xmlnever mind T why not just say: ... a copy of those photos ... That would work. (Just stressing not to miss any.) I'm not sure which other example you were questioning about.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ACopyOfBothSidesOfACard/wpxmc/post.htm#749108Tue, 26 May 2009 15:30:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:749108Avangi1http://www.englishforums.com/English/ACopyOfBothSidesOfACard/wpxmc/post.htm#749108http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-749108.xmlT why not just say: ... a copy of those photos ... That would work. (Just stressing not to miss any.) I'm not sure which other example you were questioning about.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ACopyOfBothSidesOfACard/wpxmc/post.htm#748997Tue, 26 May 2009 14:05:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:748997Osee2http://www.englishforums.com/English/ACopyOfBothSidesOfACard/wpxmc/post.htm#748997http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-748997.xmlThank you, Avangi. That's really the golden rule. But then about the red part, why not just say: ... a copy of those photos ... And, regarding another example below, I guess, a copy of each side of the card is the most clear expression? Do you think so? I'm with you, Del. "Copies" would be confusing. Besides, if it's only a card, I'd put both copies on the same sheet. A copy of the front side and a copy of the back side. A copy of both sides. Copies of both sides. Copies of each side. Use GG's golden rule. Which would be easier for the reader to understand? I want you to send me a copy of every one of those photos you showed me. It may not be grammatical, but...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ACopyOfBothSidesOfACard/wpxmc/post.htm#748976Tue, 26 May 2009 13:45:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:748976Avangi3http://www.englishforums.com/English/ACopyOfBothSidesOfACard/wpxmc/post.htm#748976http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-748976.xmlI'm with you, Del. "Copies" would be confusing. Besides, if it's only a card, I'd put both copies on the same sheet. A copy of the front side and a copy of the back side. A copy of both sides. Copies of both sides. Copies of each side. Use GG's golden rule. Which would be easier for the reader to understand? I want you to send me a copy of every one of those photos you showed me. It may not be grammatical, but it's idiomatic (sez me).http://www.englishforums.com/English/ACopyOfBothSidesOfACard/wpxmc/post.htm#746118Mon, 25 May 2009 00:53:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:746118Delmobile4http://www.englishforums.com/English/ACopyOfBothSidesOfACard/wpxmc/post.htm#746118http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-746118.xml"Students must write a report on each book they read this summer." "Please complete a ten-point inspection of all the restaurants in the county." These make sense to me because you are asking for the same thing over and over. The whole phrase (make a copy, write a report, complete an inspection) will be multiplied for however many sides or books or restaurants there are. (There is probably a way to explain this better with grammar terminology, but I do not have that skill set.) If "copies" is plural, there is the possibility for confusion - how many copies do they want?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ACopyOfBothSidesOfACard/wpxmc/post.htmMon, 25 May 2009 00:45:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:746115Osee5http://www.englishforums.com/English/ACopyOfBothSidesOfACard/wpxmc/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-746115.xmlI guess here "copy" means "photocopy." But I feel like it should be "copies of both sides of a card" because there are actually two piece of paper. What do you say about this? Thanks.