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Old 17-Oct-2004, 07:33
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Default Re: Adding -s

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Originally Posted by jack
Are these correct? What do they mean?

1. He lives on the streets. (How can you live on more then on street? Or does this mean he lives on different streets from time to time? How can you tell what does sentence mean?
2. He lives on the street.
They mean the same thing. S/he doesn't live in a home. S/he is homeless. 'streets', not one specific street, this street and that street.
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