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Mr. Tom Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
To the best of my abilities
Hi
Would you say both ability and abilities work here?
I'm trying to deal with the situation to the best of my ability/abilities.
Thanks,
Tom
Would you say both ability and abilities work here?
I'm trying to deal with the situation to the best of my ability/abilities.
Thanks,
Tom
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I would naturally say "ability". I would not say that "abilities" is actually wrong.
- I would naturally say "ability".
- I would not say that "abilities" is actually wrong.
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I would naturally say "ability". I would not say that "abilities" is actually wrong.
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I would say the standard phrase uses 'ability'.
I suppose you could perhaps say 'abilities' if there are very, very clearly different abilities involved,
eg juggling chain-saws while playing the piano and performing brain surgery.
Clive
I suppose you could perhaps say 'abilities' if there are very, very clearly different abilities involved,
eg juggling chain-saws while playing the piano and performing brain surgery.
Clive
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