Do both "talent" and "talents" work here?
We will encourage and guide talent(s) to work in remote poor areas, border areas with mainly ethnic minority populations, and old revolutionary base areas, as well as in communities and on the frontlines.
Source: A Report Delivered at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China
Do both "talent" and "talents" work here?
I read the English version of the report because some similar sentences or paragraphs are likely to appear on my translation test paper. So it won't be seen as a mistake if write "talent" or "talents" on my test paper. Do you think so?
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zuotengdazuo Do both "talent" and "talents" work here? No, the plural is a little odd there; it more often refers to media personalities. Use the uncountable 'talent'.
- zuotengdazuo Do both "talent" and "talents" work here?
- No, the plural is a little odd there; it more often refers to media personalities.
- Use the uncountable 'talent'.
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zuotengdazuoDo both "talent" and "talents" work here?
No, the plural is a little odd there; it more often refers to media personalities. Use the uncountable 'talent'.
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