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Sysrq1 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
quotation "even the best fall down sometimes"
I read the quotation in several forums and youtube videos, e.g.:
I think "fall" is wrong and it should spell "fall*s*". Or is "fall" correct in this context?
I think "fall" is wrong and it should spell "fall*s*". Or is "fall" correct in this context?
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I'm not about to listen to the whole video. Can you give us a time marker within each video? However, I think that 'fall' is fine, since there are many 'best' under consideration.
- I'm not about to listen to the whole video.
- Can you give us a time marker within each video?
- However, I think that 'fall' is fine, since there are many 'best' under consideration.
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I'm not about to listen to the whole video. Can you give us a time marker within each video? However, I think that 'fall' is fine, since there are many 'best' under consideration.
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The videos are not important. I only wanted to give some examples that I found the quotation on many sites, but I wasn't sure if the sentece is grammatically correct.
You're right, "best" could be only one person (singular) or many (plural). I implicitly assumed that "best" could only be singular, in which case "falls" is correct. But "best" could also be plural, so "fall" is fine as well
You're right, "best" could be only one person (singular) or many (plural). I implicitly assumed that "best" could only be singular, in which case "falls" is correct. But "best" could also be plural, so "fall" is fine as well
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