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BrilliantWriter Posted 14 years ago
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"Our turn" or "Our turns"?
Salam and Hello everyone.
Which one is correct? "Our turn" or "Our turns"?
e.g. We waited at the hall for our interview turn/turns to come.
Since 'Our' is a plural, so do we have to make the 'turn' to a plural word too?
thanks! =)
Which one is correct? "Our turn" or "Our turns"?
e.g. We waited at the hall for our interview turn/turns to come.
Since 'Our' is a plural, so do we have to make the 'turn' to a plural word too?
thanks! =)
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Yes. There are several people, and each person has a "turn", therefore there are several "turns". "We waited in the hall for our TURN to come" would only be used if all the people have a "turn" together, at the same time, so there is only one "turn", for example if those people are auditioning as a group.
- Yes.
- There are several people, and each person has a "turn", therefore there are several "turns".
- "We waited in the hall for our TURN to come" would only be used if all the people have a "turn" together, at the same time, so there is only one "turn", for example if those people are auditioning as a group.
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Yes. There are several people, and each person has a "turn", therefore there are several "turns".
"We waited in the hall for our TURN to come" would only be used if all the people have a "turn" together, at the same time, so there is only one "turn", for example if those people are auditioning as a group.
"We waited in the hall for our TURN to come" would only be used if all the people have a "turn" together, at the same time, so there is only one "turn", for example if those people are auditioning as a group.
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Oh.. Wow, thats really helpful of you. thank you.
Does the same thing go for 'right'??
#We all have the right to give opinions.
Does the same thing go for 'right'??
#We all have the right to give opinions.
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"We all have the RIGHT to give opinions" is correct; you don't say "we all have the RIGHTS ..." because there is only one "RIGHT", that we all SHARE.
A clearer example is PERMISSION, which has a similar meaning to RIGHT in this sense. "We all have PERMIS
"We all have the RIGHT to give opinions" is correct; you don't say "we all have the RIGHTS ..." because there is only one "RIGHT", that we all SHARE.
A clearer example is PERMISSION, which has a similar meaning to RIGHT in this sense. "We all have PERMIS
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