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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Singular or plural mean the same?
Hi. Please help. Allow me to set up a hypothetical context whereby some questions could be asked.
Let us say that an employer makes an announcement regarding the payment of wages and salaries. Let us also pretend some employees are salaried workers and the others are payed in wages. Does making the noun singular or plural make a difference here?
(announcing)
OK. Let me tell you 1) the salary/the salaries (your salary/your salaries) 2) the wage/the wages (your wage/your wages) will be paid on the (day) of every ... (month).
Let us say that an employer makes an announcement regarding the payment of wages and salaries. Let us also pretend some employees are salaried workers and the others are payed in wages. Does making the noun singular or plural make a difference here?
(announcing)
OK. Let me tell you 1) the salary/the salaries (your salary/your salaries) 2) the wage/the wages (your wage/your wages) will be paid on the (day) of every ... (month).
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If there is more than one employee, I would use the plural. Example: All salaries and wages will be paid on the 25th of each month.
- If there is more than one employee, I would use the plural.
- Example: All salaries and wages will be paid on the 25th of each month.
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If there is more than one employee, I would use the plural. Example:
All salaries and wages will be paid on the 25th of each month.
All salaries and wages will be paid on the 25th of each month.
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Hi. Thank you. I believe I have asked a question in the area that deals with a similar subject before in this forum, but as to specifics of it, I can't recall fully. I think I have used a similar sentence (to the sentence below) to ask a question (or questions) there.
Anyway, what do you think about the choices given? Would you say, for the following sentence both are correct? Let us say
Anyway, what do you think about the choices given? Would you say, for the following sentence both are correct? Let us say
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Well, I have certainly answered a similar question before! Both are correct.
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