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OttoJ Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Boys floor
1. If there's a building with boys and girls living on alternate floors, then can we say?:
-The third floor is a boy's floor/a boys' floor.
-Boy's floors/Boys' floors are odd numbers.
2. If yes, can we say this?:
-I like watching these/those Decaprio's movie.
drawing an analogy from the adjective BOY'S/BOYS'.
Thank you. OJ.
-The third floor is a boy's floor/a boys' floor.
-Boy's floors/Boys' floors are odd numbers.
2. If yes, can we say this?:
-I like watching these/those Decaprio's movie.
drawing an analogy from the adjective BOY'S/BOYS'.
Thank you. OJ.
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OttoJ 1. -Boy's floors/Boys' floors are odd numbers. Yes.
- OttoJ 1.
- -Boy's floors/Boys' floors are odd numbers.
- Yes.
- - The boys' floor (more than one boy).
- OttoJ 2.
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OttoJ1. If there's a building with boys and girls living on alternate floors, then can we say?:-The third floor is a boy's floor/a boys' floor.-Boy's floors/Boys' floors are odd numbers.Yes. - The boys' floor (more than one boy).
OttoJ2. If yes, can we say this?:-I like watching
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Thank you~
On (the?) analogy of 'Oxford Learner's Dictionary', even when there's more than one logically, do you think it's also correct to use the singular?:
-Boy's floors are beautifully furnished.
Or possible but bad English, with that dictionary name being an exception?
On (the?) analogy of 'Oxford Learner's Dictionary', even when there's more than one logically, do you think it's also correct to use the singular?:
-Boy's floors are beautifully furnished.
Or possible but bad English, with that dictionary name being an exception?
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The dictionary name could be written either way. It could be a dictionary for a learner, or a dictionary for learners.
Unless Boy is the name of a person, you need boys' floors.
Unless Boy is the name of a person, you need boys' floors.
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