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- 15-Oct-2011, 03:01 #1
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..."are a resource"... I read this sentence on an article:
"In this quote, Gates explains that dissatisfied customers are a resource that one cannot afford to ignore."
Why using a instead of plural form? Like, "are resources that one cannot afford to ignore." ?
- 15-Oct-2011, 07:35 #2
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Re: ..."are a resource"... He is lumping them together into a single group of people.
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