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OttoJ Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Talent/talents
If they are both correct, what's the difference in meaning?
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-The Department has announced a series of measures to attract overseas talent and professionals to come and work in the city.
-The Department has announced a series of measures to attract overseas talents and professionals to come and work in the city.
15/4/28 T
-The Department has announced a series of measures to attract overseas talent and professionals to come and work in the city.
-The Department has announced a series of measures to attract overseas talents and professionals to come and work in the city.
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"Talent" here is a collective for "talented people," so you wouldn't use "talents."
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Thank you, but is there any way that we non-native speakers can decide whether 'talent' should be singular? For example, we can say
-He is a great talent.
A talent is a talented person, then how do you decide whether the situation I mentioned requires the collective singular? Also, professionals tempts me to use the plural for talent as well.
-He is a great talent.
A talent is a talented person, then how do you decide whether the situation I mentioned requires the collective singular? Also, professionals tempts me to use the plural for talent as well.
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