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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

premises vs premise

0Do you use premises in the singular form? Could you give a couple of examples?02br
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0Hi New2grammar02br 02br 00"premise' and 'premises' are different in meaning. 02br 02br 01i 00No smoking on these premises02i 00. 02font 02i 0-

— Yoong Liat

  • 0Hi New2grammar02br 02br 00"premise' and 'premises' are different in meaning.
  • 02br 02br 01i 00No smoking on these premises02i 00.
  • 02font 02i 0-
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0Hi New2grammar02br
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00"premise' and 'premises' are different in meaning. The following clearly defines both words.02br
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01i00No smoking on these premises02i00. (NOT 01i00No smoking on this premise02i00.)02br
01b01font00premise02font02b00
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0I can't belive they are different. I thought it was like the private parts case. Thanks, Yoong Liat. It's all clear now.0-
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10I can't 11b10belive12b10 they are different. I thought it was like the private parts case. Thanks, Yoong Liat. It's all clear now.12br
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10By the way, 'belive' should be spelled 'be01b00lie02b00ve'. I have hi
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