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Abil Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Military

Is "Military" singular or plural?

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When used as a noun, military is plural. Actually military is primarily an adjective, and when it's used as a noun, it's a short way of saying military people. CJ

— CalifJim

  • When used as a noun, military is plural.
  • Actually military is primarily an adjective, and when it's used as a noun, it's a short way of saying military people.
  • CJ
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When used as a noun, military is plural. Actually military is primarily an adjective, and when it's used as a noun, it's a short way of saying military people.

CJ
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Thanks CJ, but I often come across phrases like "the military says" or "the US military says". (I also read "military say")

Is not "military" used as noun here?

Google book search for "military says" = 647 hits.
Google book search for "military say" = 626 hits.
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Yes, that's true. It seems that military can also be a short way of saying military organization. In that case, you'd need to treat military as a singular. I hadn't thought about that. It always depends on the singularity or plurality of the implicit noun.

Thanks for pointing that out.
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