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HifaMo Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

community or communities

Please is the following wording correct for expressing the meaning that either one of something or more is involved?

You search for the online community or communities you want to join.

what about the following:

You search for the online community(ies) you want to join.

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These are both acceptable. The first one looks slightly friendlier to me. "community(ies)" may seem slightly like officialese.

  • These are both acceptable.
  • The first one looks slightly friendlier to me.
  • "community(ies)" may seem slightly like officialese.
  • Opinions may vary.
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These are both acceptable. The first one looks slightly friendlier to me. "community(ies)" may seem slightly like officialese. Opinions may vary.

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