Minute or minutes

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I have to write a heading: "Minutes on shareholders' resolution ..." Is the sentence correct, should I use "minutes" in plural and is "on" after minutes also correct?Thank you!

Avangi · Accepted Answer

Natalia09Minutes on shareholders' resolution . . .

Use plural. These are called "the minutes of the meeting." I've never heard the singular used in this connection.

"On" is correct, in my opinion.

I'd use "minutes on the resolution" and "minutes for the meeting."

But "minutes on the meeting" is also used.

The minutes are considered an integral part of the meeting,

so we'd say "Do you have a copy of the minutes of Thursday's meeting?"

But "Did you take any notes on the discussion we had on Thursday?"

But it would not exactly be unusual to hear it the other way around.

You're not referring here to the minutes of the meeting, but only to the specific portion of those minutes which relate to "shareholders' resolution . . ." Hence, "minutes on the resolution."

Of course it's possible that the meeting was held only to discuss this topic.

Natalia09 · Answer

Thank you!

Anonymous · Answer

The correct usage is "minute." "Minutes" is an American malaprop that has come into common usage.

Anonymous · Answer

Minutes is the correct usage. Minute makes the user sound like a lost italian in an english speaking empire

Minute or minutes

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