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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
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genetic(s) lab

0genetic(s) laboratory02br
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00acoustic(s) laboratory02br
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00Which one is prefered, singular or plural?0-
  

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0They are not plural; they are the names of the disciplines. 02br 02br 02i 00 0-

  • 0They are not plural; they are the names of the disciplines.
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0They are not plural; they are the names of the disciplines. Use 01i00genetics02i00 and 01i00acoustics02i00, just as you would use 01i00mathematics02i00 or 01i00economics02i00 or 01i00gymnastics.02br
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0 01b00Acoustics02b00& Vibrations Laboratory at MIT02br
0500230hrefhttp://web.mit.edu/org/a/avlab/www/
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0Thanks for your reply, MM.02br
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00The reason I asked was because I found a number of hits using "genetic" and also "genetics".02br
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00For example,02br
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00A 01b00genetic disorder02b00 is a disease that is caused by an abnormality in an individual's DNA.0-
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0 It's a laboratory 01b00about/of02b00 the matter at hand, which is 01b00acoustics/genetics02b00. 02br
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00 However, yes, the other version exists, but I don't think it's correct. 0-
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0A "genetic disorder" is one particular disorder -- one of many disorders dealt with in the field of study called "genetics".02br
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00If you said "a genetics disorder" I might possibly interpret that to mean that the field of study itself has a problem. 050010id3
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0 Which one is 01b00preferred02b00? 0-
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0Thanks, everyone.02br
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00Yoong Liat, thanks for the correction. I guess that means I still dont understand what CalifJim said about 'canceled' vs 'cancelled'. Let me read his post once again.0-
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0 You must understand that certain words have extra letters for the past tense. And also don't mix up British with American spelling. 0-
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1b00Genetic - adjective02b02br
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01b00102b00 01b00:02b00 relating to or determined by the origin, development, or causal antecedents of something02br
01b002 a02b00 01b00:02b00 of, relating to, or involving 05000 01b00b02b00 01b

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