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Contraposition Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

nose

Everyone has a nose/ has noses.
  

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Everyone has a nose . 'Everyone' is singular. However, if you use 'noses', you will be understood.

— Mister Micawber

  • Everyone has a nose .
  • 'Everyone' is singular.
  • However, if you use 'noses', you will be understood.
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Everyone has a nose. 'Everyone' is singular. However, if you use 'noses', you will be understood.
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How about 'All people have a nose/ noses'?
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Stick with the parallel: singular/singular or plural/plural. However, the same guideline applies: common sense makes either intelligible, quite unlike 'orders' in your other thread, where either interpretation is possible.
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