hicksonster
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Is it grammatically correct to say "Passengers holding boarding passes may enter the restricted area" when trying to convey a one-to-one relationship (i.e. one boarding pass per person) or is it more appropriate to say "passengers holding a boarding pass may enter the restricted area"?
I've googled around and found that the former is the more common usage:
e.g.
"people with accounts can..."
"people with passwords can..."
But conversation-wise I would tend to go with the latter because it actually sounds better. Could you please explain the difference, thanks.
I've googled around and found that the former is the more common usage:
e.g.
"people with accounts can..."
"people with passwords can..."
But conversation-wise I would tend to go with the latter because it actually sounds better. Could you please explain the difference, thanks.