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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Alps plural? Alps as a singular?
Please tell me why I keep writing this sentence this way:
The Alps were steep in places, and Peter doubted that the army's catapults would have breached its uppermost slopes.
And whether it's correct or incorrect. Thank you.
The Alps were steep in places, and Peter doubted that the army's catapults would have breached its uppermost slopes.
And whether it's correct or incorrect. Thank you.
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Please tell me why I keep writing this sentence this way: - - I have no idea what motivates you. Which hand do you write with? The Alps were steep in places, and Peter doubted that the army's catapults would have breached its uppermost slopes.
- Please tell me why I keep writing this sentence this way: - - I have no idea what motivates you.
- Which hand do you write with?
- The Alps were steep in places, and Peter doubted that the army's catapults would have breached its uppermost slopes.
- And whether it's correct or incorrect-- It seems grammatically fine to me within the limited context given, although I think catapulting at mountains is on a par with tilting at windmills.
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Please tell me why I keep writing this sentence this way: -- I have no idea what motivates you. Which hand do you write with?
The Alps were steep in places, and Peter doubted that the army's catapults would have breached its uppermost slopes.
And whether it's correct or incorrect-- It seems grammatically fine to me within the limited context given, although I think ca
The Alps were steep in places, and Peter doubted that the army's catapults would have breached its uppermost slopes.
And whether it's correct or incorrect-- It seems grammatically fine to me within the limited context given, although I think ca
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I think you use the singular because it's a range of mountains, not a number of mountains.
I used 'catapults' to avoid the Roman 'tomenta' I am using. And Peter was doubting that the tormenta would reach the higher slopes.
I used 'catapults' to avoid the Roman 'tomenta' I am using. And Peter was doubting that the tormenta would reach the higher slopes.
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I think you use the singular because it's a range of mountains, not a number of mountains. -- If you think you know differently, why are you wasting my time? You are wrong, however.
I used 'catapults' to avoid the Roman 'tomenta' I am using. And Peter was doubting that the tormenta would reach the higher slopes.-- You seem unsure of your spelling. You should not avoid
I used 'catapults' to avoid the Roman 'tomenta' I am using. And Peter was doubting that the tormenta would reach the higher slopes.-- You seem unsure of your spelling. You should not avoid
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It's tormenta, and I typoed tomenta.
That aside, it's difficult to avoid Latin words if you're writing about about the Roman army.
I was just trying to find out if there was a correct answer, and the Britannica has just said that the Apennines gets snow at certain times on 'its' slopes. So a range (whether the Apennines or the Alps as a whole) is singular it seems.
I ha
That aside, it's difficult to avoid Latin words if you're writing about about the Roman army.
I was just trying to find out if there was a correct answer, and the Britannica has just said that the Apennines gets snow at certain times on 'its' slopes. So a range (whether the Apennines or the Alps as a whole) is singular it seems.
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Your Brittanica may be alone in its opinion; however, I see your point. If you wish to use the singular, then I suggest that you include the word 'range' explicitly.
a high mountain
Origin:
1635–1645; back
alp
–nouna high mountain
Origin:
1635–1645; back
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