RE: Singular or Plural?

Subject: RE: Singular or Plural?
From: "Eason, David" <David -dot- Eason -at- lsi -dot- com>
To: "Combs, Richard" <richard -dot- combs -at- Polycom -dot- com>, "Steve Read" <steve -at- readonly -dot- com>, "Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 14:09:27 -0700

Beer can be a collective noun, so "pizza and beer" is more euphonious
and parallel than "pizza and beers."

I guarantee you, when I go out for beer, it is definitely for more than
one. I mean, why waste the time, energy, and gas for just one beer?

David Eason

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Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 2:01 PM
To: Steve Read; Bonnie Granat
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Subject: RE: Singular or Plural?

Steve Read wrote:

> Bonnie Granat wrote:
> >
> >> The latter, because you must have parallel construction of
> the two things:
> >> analysis and assistance.
> >>
> >> You wouldn't say "We had discussions and dancing," but you
> would say,
> >> "We had discussion and dancing."
> >>
> >> Bonnie Granat
> >> http://www.GranatEdit.com
> >>
> Have you never had tea and cakes?

Good point. OTOH, would you say, "Let's get pizza and beers"?

Let the Friday silliness commence! ;-)

Richard


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Polycom, Inc.
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