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TeacherJapan Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

S or without S?

Which would you choose? I would use “b,” because people’s views vary. But I wonder whether (a) is also acceptable or not.

You should see things from other people’s

(a) point of view.

(b) points of view.

  

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I suppose (b) is the more logical of the two, but most native speakers are not very careful about such things, and you're liable to hear either (a) or (b). People who say (a) most likely intend the meaning of (b), and anyone listening to them would understand that. So yes, (a) is also acceptable.

  • I suppose (b) is the more logical of the two, but most native speakers are not very careful about such things, and you're liable to hear either (a) or (b).
  • People who say (a) most likely intend the meaning of (b), and anyone listening to them would understand that.
  • So yes, (a) is also acceptable.
  • CJ
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I suppose (b) is the more logical of the two, but most native speakers are not very careful about such things, and you're liable to hear either (a) or (b). People who say (a) most likely intend the meaning of (b), and anyone listening to them would understand that.

So yes, (a) is also acceptable.

CJ

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