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whole is typically used only with a singular noun. You can use entire as a substitute for whole . It indicates that every part of something is involved. I ate the whole thing. I ate the entire thing. (every part of the thing) And that's the whole story. And that's the entire story. ...

You can commit a Sin, but not a Virtue. So, is there another term that can be used here? I think the original poster is seeking a word for the opposite of a sin, not for the whole concept of sin. I don't think English really has such a word, except, as Pieanne suggested, good deed. In...

I saw two men working on the field. Each of them was wearing a hat. (One hat for each man.) Each of them was wearing (two, three, ..., several, ... ) hats. (More than one hat for each man.) Both of them were wearing a hat. (Ambiguous. 'One hat for each man' or 'one hat for both men'....

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However, in quantitative expressions of the following type there is possible variation: a ten day absence With temporal nouns in the plural, the apostrophe is sometimes omitted: several weeks'/weeks vacation Pages 325 &1333, A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language, by...

1. not many clothes (binoculars, pants, shorts, scissors...) 2. not much clothes (binoculars, pants, shorts, scissors...) 3. a few clothes (binoculars, pants, shorts, scissors...) 4. a little clothes (binoculars, pants, shorts, scissors...) 5. few clothes (binoculars, pants, shorts, scissors...)...

Anonymous wrote: How come I never heard people saying " I have but little clothes to wear ."? It must be a very rarely used expression. It's not a common usage these days, no. But I didn't say it was. I just think it's quaint.

How come I never heard people saying " I have but little clothes to wear ."? It must be a very rarely used expression.

1. not many clothes (binoculars, pants, shorts, scissors...) 2. not much clothes (binoculars, pants, shorts, scissors...) 3. a few clothes (binoculars, pants, shorts, scissors...) 4. a little clothes (binoculars, pants, shorts, scissors...) 5. several clothes (binoculars, pants,...

Hello Anon (MN?) and YoHF, YoHF’s re-draft is excellent, with a very good style. You should try and follow the style and rhythm of the English. In case you look at it too closely, there are a couple of minor errors in it which I show below. As no-one else has replied to you regarding your...