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Grapepark Posted 13 years ago
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The -s plural added to "career"
Why do we say "change careers" when we mean changing from one career to another career.
I mean why do we add -s plural to "career"?
I mean why do we add -s plural to "career"?
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I mean why do we add -s plural to "career"? There are 2 careers, the old one and the new one. We change from one to the other.
- I mean why do we add -s plural to "career"?
- There are 2 careers, the old one and the new one.
- We change from one to the other.
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shininggirlWhy do we say "change careers" when we mean changing from one career to another career.I mean why do we add -s plural to "career"?There are 2 careers, the old one and the new one. We change from one to the other.
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There are patterns where we use the singular after "change." If the determiner (his, her, etc.) is used, we use the singular:
He went upstairs to change his tie. The tie that he had chosen did not match his suit.
He went upstairs to change ties. The tie that he had chosen did not match his suit.
The football player changed teams because he wanted to be
He went upstairs to change his tie. The tie that he had chosen did not match his suit.
He went upstairs to change ties. The tie that he had chosen did not match his suit.
The football player changed teams because he wanted to be
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