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HUBLOT Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Comment section vs. comments section
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Would both "comments section" and "comment section" be correct?
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Would both "comments section" and "comment section" be correct?
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HUBLOT Would both "comments section" and "comment section" be correct? They're both fine. My guess is that the difference arises because of the way the authors think of the comment section.
- HUBLOT Would both "comments section" and "comment section" be correct?
- They're both fine.
- My guess is that the difference arises because of the way the authors think of the comment section.
- In one case (comments section) the author sees it as a bunch of individual comments.
- In the other case (comment section) the author sees it as one section that contains comments.
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HUBLOTWould both "comments section" and "comment section" be correct?They're both fine. My guess is that the difference arises because of the way the authors think of the comment section. In one case (comments section) the author sees it as a bunch of individual comments. In the other case (comment section) the author sees it as one section that contains comm
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Hi,
There's no real difference.
If you want to get subtle, 'comments' suggests that more than one comment may be made.
Clive
There's no real difference.
If you want to get subtle, 'comments' suggests that more than one comment may be made.
Clive
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Thank you, MalRay and Clive.
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Hi,
No.
In constructions like that where the first noun is used like an adjective, it is usually singular.
eg car doors, not cars doors
eg heart surgeons, not hearts surgeons
No.
In constructions like that where the first noun is used like an adjective, it is usually singular.
eg car doors, not cars doors
eg heart surgeons, not hearts surgeons
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Most commonly, I hear it said Comments' section. And, it's got to be right 'cause there are comments as in plural and it's a section - possessive.
So, I think the answer to the question would be comments' section.
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