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SuperESL Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
history / histories
Hello,
Should I say "my research interests lie in the history / histories of the United States and of the Cold War."
Should I use history or histories here? Is one clearly better than the other?
Thank you.
Should I say "my research interests lie in the history / histories of the United States and of the Cold War."
Should I use history or histories here? Is one clearly better than the other?
Thank you.
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Please clarify. Do you mean these are two separate areas of interest? Or do you mean eg the history of the United States' involvement in the Cold War?
- Please clarify.
- Do you mean these are two separate areas of interest?
- Or do you mean eg the history of the United States' involvement in the Cold War?
- Clive
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Please clarify.
Do you mean these are two separate areas of interest? Or do you mean eg the history of the United States' involvement in the Cold War?
Clive
Do you mean these are two separate areas of interest? Or do you mean eg the history of the United States' involvement in the Cold War?
Clive
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They are two separate areas of interrest. Presumably in this case I should use 'histories'? Thanks.
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It's not wrong to say
"My research interests lie in the histories of the United States and of the Cold War."
But I'd consider
"My research interests lie in the history of the United States and in that of the Cold War."
"My research interests lie in the histories of the United States and of the Cold War."
But I'd consider
"My research interests lie in the history of the United States and in that of the Cold War."
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Thank you for your advice. In this case it was just a made-up sentence for clarifying a grammatical point. 
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