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I think both "a ten-storeyed building" and "a ten-storey building" are valid. "ten-storeyed building" refers to, uh, "quality" meaning "a building that has 10 stories" in the same way that "three-legged stool" means "a stool that has three legs" "ten-storey building" refers to "number" wherein...

Hi, I sit in a meadow? I sit in a field??? Yes or: There grow beautiful flowers on/in a meadow.??? Beautiful flowers grow in a meadow. Therer grow potatoes in/on the field.??? Similar to the sentence above. Use 'in'. Is there any difference between British and American English in this case?...

Hello, I´ve learned I´ve to say: I sit on the chair/on the floor/on the grass (English Grammar in Use), but what about: I sit on a meadow? I sit in a field??? or: There grow beautiful flowers on/in a meadow.??? Therer grow potatoes in/on the field.??? Is there any difference between British...

Hi Diamondrg, 1. No significant difference. The use of a is just slightly more neutral sounding. 2. No significant difference. Possible use of a in the sense of (not) a single, thus expressing some surprise. 3. The "unmarked" version has the plural, but any doesn't require the plural...

British English is more accepting of The club have ... There is a greater tendency in BrE to match the verb (in number) with the notional subject. That is, if the speaker thinks of the club as a plurality, he or she uses a plural verb with club. The club has ... is very definitely the...

I think it is correct but more likely to be seen and heard in England than the United States.The rule is:"...when the group is considered as a unit, the singular verb is used; when it is thought of as a collection of individuals, the plural verb is used. All grammarians and usage commentators...

Ruslana wrote: Goodman wrote:Neither the letters nor the memo (was) on your desk. Neither/ either/ any/ someone etc.....always takes on the singular verb formNeither is paired with nor as either is with or, and in those uses as conjunctions they pose usage...

Goodman wrote:Neither the letters nor the memo (was) on your desk. Neither/ either/ any/ someone etc.....always takes on the singular verb form Neither is paired with nor as either is with or, and in those uses as conjunctions they pose usage problems of agreement. Usually they will take a...

Definitionperson noun a man, woman, or child In formal writing, the plural "persons" is sometimes preferred over "people," but "persons" is also used in news reports -- At least 30 persons are dead or missing -- and in the phrase "person or persons" when the number of people is not known -- We...

I expected you would disagree. It may be a colloquial saying. But I cannot get how to parse the phrase. "Thanks" is used as a countable noun and here in plural form and very much is an adverbial....?? paco