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Tashiro Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Singular VS plural

Hi, please help me

"Education starts the day we are born."

Can I change "day" into "days"?
  

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" Can I change "day" into "days"? you can only be born on 1 day but if you are referring to a large group, like a nation, then "days" would be ok too as many people have many birthdays. I would leave it as "day", this would be how I would use the quote in the UK.

— Anonymous

  • " Can I change "day" into "days"?
  • you can only be born on 1 day but if you are referring to a large group, like a nation, then "days" would be ok too as many people have many birthdays.
  • I would leave it as "day", this would be how I would use the quote in the UK.
  • Gary, in the UK
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"Education starts the day we are born."

Can I change "day" into "days"?

It depends......you can only be born on 1 day but if you are referring to a large group, like a nation, then "days" would be ok too as many people have many birthdays.

I would leave it as "day", this would be how I would use the quote in the UK.

Gary, in the UK
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"Education starts the day we are born." Can I change "day" into "days"? -- No, tashiro. It sounds ridiculous, even when there is more than one person ('we'), since we are each born on one day only.
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Thanks, both of you.
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