0
Osee Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
family or families?
0 Today I saw on one of our university's library buildings a slogan like this: 01 font 01 b 00 Congratulations graduands! Welcome friends and family! 02 b 02 font 02 br
02 br
00 But I think it should be families instead of family used there. Do you agree with me? Thanks. 0-
02 br
00 But I think it should be families instead of family used there. Do you agree with me? Thanks. 0-
Top answer
02 br 02 br 00 Clive 0-
- 02 br 02 br 00 Clive 0-
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
4 Answers
0
0
0 wow, I feel so strange they made such a big mistake! 01 blockquote
01 cite 10 Clive 12 cite 10 Hi, 12 br10 0-
12 br
10 Yes. 12 br
12 br
10 Clive 12 br
12 blockquote
00
0 Hi, 02 br
02 br
00 I wouldn't exactly call it a big mistake. 'Friends and family' is a commonly used and accepted phrase. I guess people see it as a short form of 'Friends and family (members)'. 02 br
02 br
00 Clive 0-
02 br
00 I wouldn't exactly call it a big mistake. 'Friends and family' is a commonly used and accepted phrase. I guess people see it as a short form of 'Friends and family (members)'. 02 br
02 br
00 Clive 0-
00
0 Hi, Clive, you mean it is a wrong phrase at lease in appearance but commonly accepted one? Are there other examples available in English? Thanks. 01 blockquote
01 cite 10 Clive 12 cite 10 Hi, 12 br
12 br
10 I wouldn't exactly call it a big mistake. 'Friends and family' is a commonly used and accepted phrase. I guess people see it as a short for
0
Related Questions