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JKBelieve Posted 18 years ago
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snow? Or snows?

0 Consider this passage, a verse from the poem 'The Rose'02br
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01font01b00"Just remember in the winter02br
00far beneath the 01i01u00bitter snows02u02i02br
00lies the seed, that with the sun’s love,02br
00in the spring becomes the rose. "02b02font02br
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00my question is this, is using 'snows' right? Can't I use 'snow' instead? Doesn't 'snow' also refer to the plural form of the object? 02br
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00A lot of questions...sorry ^^;; 02br
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00Thanx for taking an interest in my question though ^^ 0-
  

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1i 00Snow 02i 00 would be all right as well. The plural is poetic and gives the reader the impression that there is a lot of snow everywhere, as far as the eye can see. 02br 00CB 0-

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  • 1i 00Snow 02i 00 would be all right as well.
  • The plural is poetic and gives the reader the impression that there is a lot of snow everywhere, as far as the eye can see.
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1i00Snow 02i00 would be all right as well. The plural is poetic and gives the reader the impression that there is a lot of snow everywhere, as far as the eye can see. 01i00Sea02i00 and 01i00sky02i00 are also used in the plural in the same way.02br
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