cubezero3
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- May 6, 2009
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- Chinese
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- China
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- China
Wives are free to urge their spouses to listen and express their feelings, but we can offer no guarantees that you will achieve meaningful results.
Dear teachers:
I've seen this structure many a time. It's suddenly occured to me today that the use of a plural noun seems wrong here. The writer wanted to tell buyers that not a single promise could be made as to whether wives would get what they wanted. Then, why there's the plural form of guarantee? Given this is from a native speaker, there must be something that can be expanded.
Thanks for your help.
Richard