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Hi,I once heard a debate about this too. Here are the arguments of the two sides:1. The one that goes for are said that: if are is used for a hundred or more, then are must be used for infinity since infinity is greater than one hundred or any countable number.2. The other side argued that:...

Hi Believer, After reading through the thread again I feel the following remark by CJ is the key to your original issue: Using those singular nouns without articles conceptualizes them as abstract ideas. I believe it also unlocks your enigmatic question: Is there any guideline to this usage...

Avangi wrote:Good morning, Hoa Thai, I appreciate the research. I think your second example is a little bit different, but I'm not sure I can explain it. The gist of it is, ten years ago you might have gotten one or two was one or two." Or you could say, "The amount was two or three." ...

Good morning, Hoa Thai, I appreciate the research. I think your second example is a little bit different, but I'm not sure I can explain it. The gist of it is, ten years ago you might have gotten one or two was one or two." Or you could say, "The amount was two or three." "Norm" and "amount"...

But how about "teacherS unions" in the following sentence from Voice of American (http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2007-09/2007-09-26-voa2.cfm)? Attempts at merit pay for American teachers have failed in many cases because of resistance from teachers unions or budget cuts. By Hoa...

Hello,I believe that we have been talking about compound noun, in which the preceded word could be singular or plural and acts as an adjective. I also believe that it is up to people, who want to convey their message / idea, to sensibly use whatever mode they want. Let us look at the compound...

Hi All , Thanks for that wonderful explanation Which( surrounded by commas is used to describe better ) and "that" is used to constrict the selection. This however does not happen in all cases. I wanted to get a little more clarity on this with regards to the question below. Here is a...

Uh, no offense but their are a whole lot of misconceptions about American English in this thread. The "fag" thing has already been pointed out, so I'll let that one be. "The main difference between British English and American English is that in the former there is perfect grammar even in the...

Hi, it's me, Ralf, the starter of this thread. Thanks for your answers so far. A post in another thread pointed me to the "American Heritage - Book of English Usage", where I found this section: According to the standard rule, when the pronoun there precedes a verb such as be, seem, or appear,...

But. . . both you and your boss are correct. Consider, (A) My family (my dad, mom, and bother) are here with me. (non-collective noun) (B) My family (the group) is here with me. (collective noun) (C) British Coal, they who own and run the company, are. . . (D) British Coal, the company, is. ....