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Dispose Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Tire Size
"There are many types of car tire."
"There are many kinds of car tire."
"There are many sizes of car tire."
The first two sentences is good English? But for the third sentence, should "tire" be singular or plural? A size is not really a type or a kind. Or is it?
"There are many kinds of car tire."
"There are many sizes of car tire."
The first two sentences is good English? But for the third sentence, should "tire" be singular or plural? A size is not really a type or a kind. Or is it?
Top answer
According to the rules, singular. But 95% of native English speakers would say "tires" (plural). How people speak and what the grammar books say do not always agree.
- According to the rules, singular.
- But 95% of native English speakers would say "tires" (plural).
- How people speak and what the grammar books say do not always agree.
- Languages are ever changing; they are organic.
- A good example of that is to look at a contemporary blog, such as www * gainespost * com, and read some of the science fiction posts there.
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According to the rules, singular. But 95% of native English speakers would say "tires" (plural). How people speak and what the grammar books say do not always agree. Languages are ever changing; they are organic. A good example of that is to look at a contemporary blog, such as www * gainespost * com, and read some of the science fiction posts there. They are full of colloquialisms; it is all "go
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DisposeThe first two sentences is good English? But for the third sentence, should "tire" be singular or plural?Tire should be plural in all three sentences. Other than that, the three sentences are OK.
DisposeA size is not really a type or a kind. Or is it?They're not synonyms, if that's what you mean. However, in
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