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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

singular or plural

Should it be suggestion or suggestions?

Do you have any suggestion or suggestions?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

"Suggestions" is better.

— Xerxes

  • "Suggestions" is better.
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"Suggestions" is better.
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Xerxes"Suggestions" is better.
Thanks a lot for your help.

Does the use of the singular ‘any suggestion’ imply any one kind of suggestion, and the plural imply more that one suggestion? would that be the difference?
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AnonymousDoes the use of the singular ‘any suggestion’ imply any one kind of suggestion, and the plural imply more that one suggestion? would that be the difference?
Yes.

Compare:
i) (An angry wife to an unpunctual husband): "Do you have any idea how much time I spent waiting for you?"
ii) (A corporate boss to his team): "How do we laun
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Xerxes AnonymousDoes the use of the singular ‘any suggestion’ imply any one kind of suggestion, and the plural imply more that one suggestion? would that be the difference?Yes.Compare:i) (An angry wife to an unpunctual husband): "Do you have any idea how much time I spent waiting for you?"ii) (A corporate boss to his team): "How do we launch this project? Do you folks hav
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AnonymousWouldn't that be better in the case of one suggestion?
Yes, absolutely.
E.g. "Do you have a suggestion to make?" "Yes, I do have a suggestion to make."
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Xerxes AnonymousWouldn't that be better in the case of one suggestion?Yes, absolutely.E.g. "Do you have a suggestion to make?" "Yes, I do have a suggestion to make."
Great. Thanks a lot for your time and valuable lesson.
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