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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
COLLECTIVE NOUN USAGE
On a company website, a tax lawyer friend used the following statement
"We know tax"
I believe that should be "taxes" - but having a hard time proving it. "We know finance" sounds fine, but not "We know horse".
What is the guideline here please?
rob
"We know tax"
I believe that should be "taxes" - but having a hard time proving it. "We know finance" sounds fine, but not "We know horse".
What is the guideline here please?
rob
Top answer
Anonymous "We know tax" It is very informal. " A more formal way to say it might be: We know everything about taxes.
- Anonymous "We know tax" It is very informal.
- " A more formal way to say it might be: We know everything about taxes.
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Anonymous"We know tax"It is very informal.
It implies "we know about tax laws, how to prepare and file tax returns, and how to save you money."
A more formal way to say it might be:
We know everything about taxes.
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