make up their mind(s)

Hi

both are idiomatic

You can inflect the verb and noun of an idiomatic phrase, it is not fixed.

I prefer "their minds", though, yes, both seem ok

Why do both plural and singular make sense there? ?

I'm totally bewildered by such kind of stuff.

"Why do both plural and singular make sense there? ?"

Maybe because "their" can refer to both singular and plural antecedents.

Alienvoord"Why do both plural and singular make sense there? ?" Maybe because "their" can refer to both singular and plural antecedents.

And perhaps sometimes their mind is same, while other times their minds are different, but all been made up then.[:-P]

Similarly, it's possible that some speakers would choose "make up their mind" when each person had to make the same decision, but "make up their minds" when the decisions related to different matters. For example:

1. I spoke to Mr and MrsQ last night. They still haven't made up their mind whether to come over this weekend.

2. I spoke to Mr and MrsQ last night. They still h

MrPedanticSimilarly, it's possible that some speakers would choose "make up their mind" when each person had to make the same decision, but "make up their minds" when the decisions related to different matters.

Yes, not all speakers would choose "make up their mind" when each person had to

Yes indeed. If there is a rule of some kind that native speakers obey, I suspect it would take many hours with electrodes and Poisson distributions to get to the bottom of it.

MrP

TeoWhich is correct, make up their mind or make up their minds?

Both, but they are different

• Students should better make up their mind.


• Women always make up their minds.

It is the perspective of the group of people you should take care of. If you think about their unison plan you

Both possible?