English grammar is very messy. Since there is no Language Academy or any similar authority, no one has the authority to determine correct usage. Datum (singular) and data (plural) are Latin words. So many people use the plural word with a singular

Hi, Paragraph 4 Perhaps one of the most valuable safeguards of justice the jury system possesses is its effectiveness in ensuring equity when considering individual cases. A fundamental principle of justice, equity is about achieving equal

people is a plural word and therefore you would say 'people are coming' a group of people are coming this is the correct term.

No. A 'thank you' is a colloquial compound noun, like lounge room or room heater, and the 's' in 'thank yous' signifies the plural, so no apostrophe is used. Apostrophes are used to express possession e.g. Bob's car; or

Hi, In the phrase 'college holidays', the word 'college' is a noun used as an adjective to modify the plural word 'holidays'. This is often done, as you probably know. eg ' school uniforms', ' car keys'. Clive

"All 's I know is, she was drunk as a skunk!"  (That's not really a plural, if we're thinking about the same thing.) Avangi, I don't understand why you have used the apostrophe s with "all". Thanks CJ, for your

When all is said and done ... All I know is .. Why "all" is singular here? (We know "all" is also used as plural.)

Hi, In a situation of talking about a company's or a small enterprise's (a store's?) monthly (or any periodic time) bottom line or performance level, I think I have encountered the plural words like "profits",

There's not a plural word in the whole sentence! was ! Was this supposed to be a trick question? CJ

Hi, In the office at the moment there is a debate going on about the correct use of have vs. has in a particular sentence. The sentence is: All of the above marking criteria (have/has) been met. Can anyone tell us which is the correct