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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Pt.2: Sentence Help!

Should I say: 'I have watched nothing but his/her work for the past three days' or 'I have watched nothing but his/her works for the past three days?

The artist (actor, specifically) that I am referring to is still working and to date has starred in about 20 projects in both television and film. Will using 'work' as in 'his line of work' be incorrect and no longer applicable, and should I use 'works' instead?

Thank You!
  

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We talk about an actor's work . We speak about someone's works if he is the creator. In movies, we usually consider the director (eg Alfred Hitchcock, Ingmar Bergman) as the creator, For both actors and directors (and other artists), we also commonly speak of all their work as their ' body of work '.

— Clive

  • We talk about an actor's work .
  • We speak about someone's works if he is the creator.
  • In movies, we usually consider the director (eg Alfred Hitchcock, Ingmar Bergman) as the creator, For both actors and directors (and other artists), we also commonly speak of all their work as their ' body of work '.
  • Clive
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We talk about an actor's work.

We speak about someone's works if he is the creator. In movies, we usually consider the director (eg Alfred Hitchcock, Ingmar Bergman) as the creator,

For both actors and directors (and other artists), we also commonly speak of all the
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