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Chiakingdom Posted 11 years ago
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school uniform
How is the meaning different?
Many people think that students in school uniforms look better.
Many people think that students in a school uniform look better.
Many people think that students in school uniforms look better.
Many people think that students in a school uniform look better.
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Chiakingdom How is the meaning different? It isn't, but a better way of doing it is like this: Many people think that students look better in a school uniform. It's clear from our background knowledge of the world that each student has one uniform, so there isn't really a conflict between the plural "students" and the singular "a school uniform".
- Chiakingdom How is the meaning different?
- It isn't, but a better way of doing it is like this: Many people think that students look better in a school uniform.
- It's clear from our background knowledge of the world that each student has one uniform, so there isn't really a conflict between the plural "students" and the singular "a school uniform".
- In other words, no one will think that all the students together are wearing one huge uniform.
- Nevertheless, ending with "in school uniforms" is not wrong, and you can use it if you like it better.
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ChiakingdomHow is the meaning different?It isn't, but a better way of doing it is like this:
Many people think that students look better in a school uniform.
It's clear from our background knowledge of the world that each student has one uniform, so there isn't really a conflict between the plural "students" and the sing
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