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Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
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These are a series of reasons why we should...
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00 I'd like some opinions on the expression "series of". 02 br
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01 b 01 font 00 These are 02 font 00 a series of reasons why we should support open source software/ 01 font 00 Here are 02 font 00 a series of reason why we should support open source software: 02 br
00 - because I said so 02 br
00 - because you'd better do so, or else... 02 br
00 - ... 02 br
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01 font 00 That series 02 font 00 of reasons 01 font 00 are 02 font 00 not enough to convince Bill Mates, however, so either we get rid of him or we all go buy Windows Siesta. 02 br
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00 Is it ok to use "series" that way, with plural verbs? I considered it a "number-transparent" expression (like CJim says). 02 br
00 Any advice? Thank you 05 0 010id 1
00 I'd like some opinions on the expression "series of". 02 br
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01 b 01 font 00 These are 02 font 00 a series of reasons why we should support open source software/ 01 font 00 Here are 02 font 00 a series of reason why we should support open source software: 02 br
00 - because I said so 02 br
00 - because you'd better do so, or else... 02 br
00 - ... 02 br
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01 font 00 That series 02 font 00 of reasons 01 font 00 are 02 font 00 not enough to convince Bill Mates, however, so either we get rid of him or we all go buy Windows Siesta. 02 br
02 b 02 br
00 Is it ok to use "series" that way, with plural verbs? I considered it a "number-transparent" expression (like CJim says). 02 br
00 Any advice? Thank you 05 0 010id 1
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0 Personally I am anti number transparent but in this case it certainly should be singular: 02 br
00 This is a series of reasons... 02 br
00 Here is a series of reasons... 02 br
00 That series of reasons is not enough... 0-
00 This is a series of reasons... 02 br
00 Here is a series of reasons... 02 br
00 That series of reasons is not enough... 0-
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0 Kooyeen, 02 br
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00 I could still be wrong about “transparent’ context, but this is what I’ve come to understand: 02 br
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00 " 01 font 00 A series of" 02 font 00 is a 01 font 00 singular 02 font 00 quantifier. 02 br
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00 There 01 font
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00 I could still be wrong about “transparent’ context, but this is what I’ve come to understand: 02 br
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00 " 01 font 00 A series of" 02 font 00 is a 01 font 00 singular 02 font 00 quantifier. 02 br
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00 There 01 font
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0 01 i 00 a series of 02 i 00 is not number-transparent. Agreement is with the head. 02 br
01 i 00 series 02 i 00 is the same in the singular and in the plural, so its modifiers are important in determining matters of agreement. 02 br
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00 Hence, 02 br
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01 u 00 A series 02 u 00 of books o
01 i 00 series 02 i 00 is the same in the singular and in the plural, so its modifiers are important in determining matters of agreement. 02 br
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00 Hence, 02 br
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01 u 00 A series 02 u 00 of books o
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0 Thanks 05 0 02 br
00 I thought "series" could be number transparent in some cases... 01 blockquote
00 I thought "series" could be number transparent in some cases... 01 blockquote
01 cite 10 CalifJim 12 cite 11 i 12 br
11 u 10 A series 12 u 10 of books on horticulture 11 u 10 has 12 u 10 recently appeared. 12 br
11 u 10 Several series 12 u 10 of books on astronomy
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