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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Duplicate or Duplicates?

0Hi,02br
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00A bit confused about whether the following nouns (underlined) should be singular or plural:02br
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01font00The attached file contains 2 lists of customer records found in the system with either duplicate 01u01b00name(s)02b02u00 or 01b01u00address(es)02u00.02b02font02br
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00The actual contents (or content??) of the file are something like this:01blockquote
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11font101. 11b10Name A12b10 Address A12font12br
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11font102. 11b10Name A12b10 Address A12font12br
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11font103. Name B 11b10Address B12b12font12br
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11font104. Name C 11b10Address B12b12font12br
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11b11font105. .....12font12b12br
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10Thanks!0-
  

Top answer

0 It's a matter of preference. I would use plural, but singular is ok as well. 0-

— Tidus

  • 0 It's a matter of preference.
  • I would use plural, but singular is ok as well.
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0 It's a matter of preference. I would use plural, but singular is ok as well. 0-
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0 To me only the singular is correct, because 01i00duplicate02i00 is used as an adjective. 0-
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0Yes, duplicate is an adjective, but it's describing multiple nouns. 02br
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00Duplicate names, duplicate addresses. I think the plural sounds MUCH better.0-
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10Yes, duplicate is an adjective, but it's describing multiple nouns. 12br
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10Duplicate names, duplicate addresses. I think the plural sounds MUCH better.12br
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10OK, I was talking only about 01i00duplicate02i00. 
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