A Day's Wages

We don’t always know what a day’s wages means.
We don't always know what a day's wages mean.

The first one is correct, because you're talking about the expression, "a day's wages."

We don't always know what the expression means. "Expres

I apologize for that confusing answer, but it's really a confusing subject. Really, both are correct, depending on your intention.

You could hand someone some cash, and say, "Here! This is a day's wages."

"You don't know what a day's wages mean(s) to me." (either way)

wendyzWe don’t always know what .
We don't always know what a day's wages mean.

This is a subject / verb agreement question and only the first one is correct. in this sentence, " what a day’s wages

dimsumexpressa day's wages " is considered a single noun

Hi, dim,
"Your wages is paid on an hourly basis" sounds strange indeed.

Best regards, - A.

My dictionary gives three meanings, one "sometimes plural," one "usually plural" and one "always plural." The last one says "used with a singular or plural verb. (This is the biblical on

In the original poster's example (and let me interrupt myself to join Avangi in welcoming you to the forums), I would also use the singular.

Not because it's an expression, but because you're talking about a quantity of money. Just as you'd say "Fifty dollars IS too much to pay" or "Ten dollars was all I had left" using the singular, you'd use the singular for "a day's wages" because it'

Thanks, GG. I did spot that one yesterday and meant to fix it, but the level of frustration overwhelmed me.

I like

No worries! If we didn't all have brain cramps from time to time, we wouldn't be human!

My edit had quit on this thread, too. (It's still out.)

Thanks again. [Y]