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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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time and tide
Can anyone tell me which of the following sentences are correct?
a)"Time and tide wait for none/no man."
b)"Time and tide waits for none/no man."
There seems to be a lot of controversy over this on the internet with some sites stating that b) is correct while some sites state that a) is correct.
Can anyone tell me which is actually correct?
a)"Time and tide wait for none/no man."
b)"Time and tide waits for none/no man."
There seems to be a lot of controversy over this on the internet with some sites stating that b) is correct while some sites state that a) is correct.
Can anyone tell me which is actually correct?
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AnonymousCan anyone tell me which is actually correct?http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/384000.html
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Which of the following sentences are correct?
a)"Time and tide waits for none."
b)"Time and tide wait for none."
c)"Time and tide waits for no man."
d)"Time and tide wait for no man."
a)"Time and tide waits for none."
b)"Time and tide wait for none."
c)"Time and tide waits for no man."
d)"Time and tide wait for no man."
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As Alphecca*** has pointed out, this comes to us from a very old saying that predates modern English, from the days when "tide" meant a particular time (as is buried in "eventide") and time meant a particular duration. These days, they mean different things -- "tide," the rise and ebb of the sea; "time," the flow of time. So the inclination is to use the plural verb. The originals were much clo
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