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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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Criteria singular plural

How would you phrase this please?

Is height a criteria for hiring a...

Is weight and height (a)criteria for hiring....

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Is height a criterion for hiring a ...? Are weight and height criteria for hiring ...? Here's a note from Oxford Dictionary: Usage Strictly speaking, the singular form (following the original Greek) is criterion and the plural form is criteria .

  • Is height a criterion for hiring a ...?
  • Are weight and height criteria for hiring ...?
  • Here's a note from Oxford Dictionary: Usage Strictly speaking, the singular form (following the original Greek) is criterion and the plural form is criteria .
  • It is a common mistake, however, to use criteria as if it were a singular, as in a further criteria needs to be considered .
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Is height a criterion for hiring a ...?

Are weight and height criteria for hiring ...?

Here's a note from Oxford Dictionary:

Usage
Strictly speaking, the singular form (following the original Greek) is criterion and the plural form is criteria. It is a common mistake, however, to use criteri

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