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Default Re: Potential or Potentials

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Originally Posted by apex2000 View Post
We do not say 'potentials'.
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"A good coach should know the potentials of each of his or her athletes." (Of course, some people might prefer the singular there too, but speakers who want to refer to the potential possessed by each of a number of people could very well use the plural. This usage agrees with Cobuild.)

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