Can you clarify as to what are the differences in the usage of plurals in both american and British English? need this clarification urgently.

I find it in: http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com And even if it weren't, one can force the language to ad-hoc invent such plurals, but only in special circumstances. Still, in general

Aha! I was wondering how come writers never seem to omit "the" for generic plurals like "uses", "origins", but sometimes for less generic ones... Thank you so much Margie and everyone that helped

Is it incorrect to use the indefinite article with plurals like - Modifying the Design of the Components

Attorney General can be abbreviated to AG. ... When one AG meets with another AG the correct grammar is Attorney s General, with the correct abbreviation being AsG . I have never seen such an abbreviation in my life. I would use AGs without a

Hi there all. Can anyone help me with this one? Attorney General can be abbreviated to AG. Likewise, Solicitor General or Witch Finder General can be abbreviated to SG and WFG respectively. When one AG meets with another AG the correct grammar

Feebs11 wrote: Both are entirely acceptable, but the interpretations are different. They paid with credit cards. They (multiple customers making different purchases) paid with credit cards (each customer used a credit card) They paid

Both are entirely acceptable, but the interpretations are different. They paid with credit cards. They (multiple customers making different purchases) paid with credit cards (each customer used a credit card) They paid with a credit card. They

no rule concerning this? No, not really. There is only the general principle that idioms are extremely resistant to any sort of modification. Just the change of a to the or a similar minor difference within an idiom will stand out as

The job was a piece of cake... but 1a) The jobs were a piece of cake; or 1b) The jos were pieces of cake. How about: 2a) The movie was so scary that the children almost jumped of their skin; or 2b) The movie was so scary that the