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Future332 Posted 10 years ago
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listening skillS
In the sentence "to develop students' listening skills", could you please explain why skills has an S at the end as if it implies to many abilities. Whereas in fact there is only one ability to listen ....
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You could argue that there are different aspects of being a good listener -- different techniques to learn and master. Alternatively, you could say it is just convention. We are used to using the word "skills" in the plural even when there is no strongly plural referent.
- You could argue that there are different aspects of being a good listener -- different techniques to learn and master.
- Alternatively, you could say it is just convention.
- We are used to using the word "skills" in the plural even when there is no strongly plural referent.
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You could argue that there are different aspects of being a good listener -- different techniques to learn and master. Alternatively, you could say it is just convention. We are used to using the word "skills" in the plural even when there is no strongly plural referent.
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