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30-Jun-2004, 17:39
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 singular or plural I have this question and I asked a lot of people but no one knows the exact answer. Q: I give advice to some of my friends how to live their life/lives, but no one seems to take my advice. Is it life or lives? I need help. Thanks. Jennifer |
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30-Jun-2004, 19:04
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| I am not a teacher. I would use lives as it refers to friends. |
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30-Jun-2004, 22:41
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| It depends on whether you consider the persons as a group or individually. Eg. The life of the Romans The Californian surfers' life However, in your example: I give advice to some of my friends how to live their life/lives, but no one seems to take my advice I don't think you can consider some of your friends as an entity, thus the plural 'their lives' seems more appropriate. FRC |
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30-Jun-2004, 22:44
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| Re: singular or plural Quote:
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30-Jun-2004, 22:45
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| I agree with Twostep and Francois- given that we think of friends as individuals, the plural seems better.  |
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