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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Crtieria : singular or plural or both
the criteria has been met or the criteria have been met
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Criteria is the plural form and criterion is the singular form. However, here’s a usage note from Merriam-Webster: The plural criteria has been used as a singular for over half a century criteria — R. M.
- Criteria is the plural form and criterion is the singular form.
- However, here’s a usage note from Merriam-Webster: The plural criteria has been used as a singular for over half a century criteria — R.
- M.
- Nixon> criteria — Bert Lance>.
- Many of our examples, like the two foregoing, are taken from speech.
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Criteria is the plural form and criterion is the singular form.
However, here’s a usage note from Merriam-Webster:
The plural criteria has been used as a singular for over half a century criteria — R. M. Nixon> criteria — Bert Lance>. Many of our examples, like the two foregoing, are taken from speech. But singular criter
However, here’s a usage note from Merriam-Webster:
The plural criteria has been used as a singular for over half a century criteria — R. M. Nixon> criteria — Bert Lance>. Many of our examples, like the two foregoing, are taken from speech. But singular criter
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Anonymous the criteria has been met or the criteria have been met... criteria has ... sounds wrong to me. I'd use ... criteria have ....
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