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why is it gentlemen start your engines and not gentlemen start your engine?

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Re: engines

why is gentlemen start your engines and not gentlermen start your engine?

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Re: engines

Without context, probably because the "gentlemen" are each in a car. Therefore there will be more than one engine to start.

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