a lot of people...their face(s)

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ademoglu

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Hi,

Dr Nowitzki: ''I was proud of him...A lot of people don't put their face in the water on the first day.''

Taken from The Big Bang Theory, Season 5, Episode 18.

I'd like to ask why she does not say 'faces' but just 'face.'? I feel confused because of the plural subject 'a lot of people.'

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Humans only have one face, don't they?
 

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It sounds OK to me in either form.
 
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