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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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pregnancy/cies

National data shows three percent rise in teen pregnancy/pregnancies.
Teen pregnancy/pregnancies are up by 3 percent.

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You can use either. Using just "teen pregnancy" refers to the overall issue, not the specific number. I'd use the plural, because you refer to a % increase, going back to a specific number, and making them countable.

— BarbaraPA

  • You can use either.
  • Using just "teen pregnancy" refers to the overall issue, not the specific number.
  • I'd use the plural, because you refer to a % increase, going back to a specific number, and making them countable.
  • But I wouldn't see it as wrong if you used the plural to refer the overall idea.
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You can use either.

Using just "teen pregnancy" refers to the overall issue, not the specific number. I'd use the plural, because you refer to a % increase, going back to a specific number, and making them countable. But I wouldn't see it as wrong if you used the plural to refer the overall idea.
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