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O.ABOOTTY Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Proverb
Which of the following is the correct proverb?
Time and tide waits for no man.
Time and tide wait for no man.
Time and tide waits for no man.
Time and tide wait for no man.
Top answer
" The verb is singular even when the subject is plural because they convey one idea, that is, there are things that are not under the control of man.
- " The verb is singular even when the subject is plural because they convey one idea, that is, there are things that are not under the control of man.
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I think it is "Time and tide waits for no man."
The verb is singular even when the subject is plural because they convey one idea, that is, there are things that are not under the control of man.
The verb is singular even when the subject is plural because they convey one idea, that is, there are things that are not under the control of man.
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It's "wait". Time and tide are not a single thing, they are two things. Brewer quotes English poet William Someville on the matter:
For the next inn he spurs a main,
In haste alights, and scuds away—
But time and tide for no man stay.
It is not a quotation but an ancient saying that has taken many forms, as you can see from the poem.
For the next inn he spurs a main,
In haste alights, and scuds away—
But time and tide for no man stay.
It is not a quotation but an ancient saying that has taken many forms, as you can see from the poem.
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