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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Which is correct?

I was reading a book and came across this sentence;

"Girls love the way their name sounds....."

Is that sentence grammatically correct?
Shouldn't it be "their nameS sound" instead of "their name soundS"?
It's the word "their" that is confusing me since their is supposed to represent a lot of people?

Thank you!
  

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Anonymous Shouldn't it be "their nameS sound" instead of "their name soundS"? That would be a little better stylistically, but the original is OK: we know that each has one name. Anonymous It's the word "their" that is confusing me since their is supposed to represent a lot of people?

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Shouldn't it be "their nameS sound" instead of "their name soundS"?
  • That would be a little better stylistically, but the original is OK: we know that each has one name.
  • Anonymous It's the word "their" that is confusing me since their is supposed to represent a lot of people?
  • Yes, a lot of girls.
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AnonymousShouldn't it be "their nameS sound" instead of "their name soundS"?
That would be a little better stylistically, but the original is OK: we know that each has one name.
AnonymousIt's the word "their" that is confusing me since their is supposed to represent a lot of people?
Yes, a lot of girls.
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