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Moon7296 Posted 14 years ago
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Plural noun in context - relations
The girl was very beautiful; she took care of the king and waited on him, but the king had no intimate relations with her.
Q) Can it be said 'a relation' or 'relation'?
Does "relations" imply more than one something?
Q) Can it be said 'a relation' or 'relation'?
Does "relations" imply more than one something?
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'Intimate relations' does imply more than one sexual act, but the singular would still not sound right here, since the plural form is the form used for the uncountable act: relations: sexual intercourse.
- 'Intimate relations' does imply more than one sexual act, but the singular would still not sound right here, since the plural form is the form used for the uncountable act: relations: sexual intercourse.
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'Intimate relations' does imply more than one sexual act, but the singular would still not sound right here, since the plural form is the form used for the uncountable act:
relations: sexual intercourse.
relations: sexual intercourse.
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