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Lengem Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
market (singular) or markets (plural)
Please help.
In the following sentence should the word "market" be singular or plural?
"American companies are still unfamiliar with Bulgaria's market/markets."
Thanks in advance.
In the following sentence should the word "market" be singular or plural?
"American companies are still unfamiliar with Bulgaria's market/markets."
Thanks in advance.
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That will depend on whether you wish to refer to the overall Bulgarian economic/trade market or to individual markets [automotive/food/electrical goods etc]
- That will depend on whether you wish to refer to the overall Bulgarian economic/trade market or to individual markets [automotive/food/electrical goods etc]
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That will depend on whether you wish to refer to the overall Bulgarian economic/trade market or to individual markets [automotive/food/electrical goods etc]
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Hi Feebs11,
The sentence in question is a translation into English. The writer meant "overall Bulgarian economic/trade market" in his source language. I translated it using "market". A friend, who is a native speaker, told me that the singular "market" sounds too poetic in that sentence and suggested me to use "markets" instead. As a non-native speaker I cannot figure out why the singula
The sentence in question is a translation into English. The writer meant "overall Bulgarian economic/trade market" in his source language. I translated it using "market". A friend, who is a native speaker, told me that the singular "market" sounds too poetic in that sentence and suggested me to use "markets" instead. As a non-native speaker I cannot figure out why the singula
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I'd use:
Bulgaria's markets
meaning
Bulgaria's multitude/variety of markets
Bulgaria's markets
meaning
Bulgaria's multitude/variety of markets
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