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Pleasehelp Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Meeting

Are they going to talk about the same things as the last meeting?

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Are they going to talk about the same thing as the last meeting?

Which is correct?
  

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There's no grammatical difference between the sentences that makes one of them better or worse than the other. You can say the same thing or the same things depending on the number of things that will be discussed. This is perhaps beside the point, but English is a peculiar language.

— Cool Breeze

  • There's no grammatical difference between the sentences that makes one of them better or worse than the other.
  • You can say the same thing or the same things depending on the number of things that will be discussed.
  • This is perhaps beside the point, but English is a peculiar language.
  • The last meeting certainly didn't talk, yet the sentence sounds acceptable.
  • Structurally it is similar to: Are they going to talk about the same things as we?
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There's no grammatical difference between the sentences that makes one of them better or worse than the other. You can say the same thing or the same things depending on the number of things that will be discussed.

This is perhaps beside the point, but English is a peculiar language. The last meeting certainly didn't talk, yet the sentence sounds acceptable. Structur
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Shouldn't it be besides the point?
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Are we going to talk about the same things as (was discussed at) the last meeting?

Are we going to play the same defense as in the last game? (I wouldn't omit 'in' here but perhaps it's acceptable in everyday English).
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