singular or plural

ian2 · #1 13-Aug-2007, 10:30

Do you say "different ways to select text" or "different ways to select texts"? Thanks.

Casiopea · #2 13-Aug-2007, 15:01

It depends. Both work. Singular text can mean words, wording, or a text, whereas plural texts means more than one text.

Does that help?

**Tdol** · #3 13-Aug-2007, 15:02

It could be either. The first implies that you can choose a single text in more than one way.

ian2 · #4 14-Aug-2007, 12:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tdol

It could be either. The first implies that you can choose a single text in more than one way.

Thanks. Yes, I now understand the difference.

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