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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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the price of oil vs oil prices
0 So supply is up; relative demand is down and yet, 01 b 00 the price of oil 02 b 00 is soaring 02 br
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01 b 00 Oil prices 02 b 00 , meanwhile, rose on concerns about heating oil supplies and after an OPEC official said there's no need for the cartel to pump more oil 02 br
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00 Could you explain why the price of oil is singular while oil prices is plural? I find it very confusing. 02 br
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01 b 00 Oil prices 02 b 00 , meanwhile, rose on concerns about heating oil supplies and after an OPEC official said there's no need for the cartel to pump more oil 02 br
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00 Could you explain why the price of oil is singular while oil prices is plural? I find it very confusing. 02 br
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02 br 00 f(x) vs. f(x1) or f(x2) 0-
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1 b 00 the price of oil: seen a general indicaton 02 b 02 br
01 b 00 oil prices: seen as individual instances, values of the above, specific to a given place & time 02 b 02 br
00 Do you know math? 02 br
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01 b 00 oil prices: seen as individual instances, values of the above, specific to a given place & time 02 b 02 br
00 Do you know math? 02 br
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0 Thanks, MH, I see no problem interchanging the two in English of course, at least in the examples posted. Do you agree? 0-
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0 Oil prices make me think about a multitude of pumps all over the world, the price of oil seems more abstract, perhaps an average. 0-
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