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Helltoby Posted 16 years ago
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What's different?

What's difference between government and governments?

Ex. The free enterprise movement began in the 18th century as a protest against various restrictions on business enterprise imposed by governments and by corporations sanctioned by government.

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Hi, What's difference between government and governments? Ex. The free enterprise movement began in the 18th century as a protest against various restrictions on business enterprise imposed by governments and by corporations sanctioned by government.

— Clive

  • Hi, What's difference between government and governments?
  • Ex.
  • The free enterprise movement began in the 18th century as a protest against various restrictions on business enterprise imposed by governments and by corporations sanctioned by government.
  • singular - suggests you are talking about various specific governments plural - suggests you are talking in a general way.
  • Your sentence seems to me poorly written, in that it should use the same term in both places.
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Hi,

What's difference between government and governments?

Ex. The free enterprise movement began in the 18th century as a protest against various restrictions on business enterprise imposed by governments and by corporations sanctioned by government.

singular - suggests you are talking about various specific governments

plural - suggests you
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