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Healer Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Which of the following is correct and when to use which?
for their sakes
or
for their sake
for our sake
or
for our sakes
or
for their sake
for our sake
or
for our sakes
Top answer
Use the singular. For Pete's sake! For heavens's sake!
- Use the singular.
- For Pete's sake!
- For heavens's sake!
- For safety's sake, look both ways before you cross a street.
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Use the singular.
For Pete's sake!
For heavens's sake!
For safety's sake, look both ways before you cross a street.
For Pete's sake!
For heavens's sake!
For safety's sake, look both ways before you cross a street.
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Thanks! That's what I had always thought for sure until I came across someone wrote "for their sakes".
Moreover, http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/61567/for-both-our-sake-or-for-both-our-sakes confuses me. Could you comment on that too! Thanks!
Moreover, http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/61567/for-both-our-sake-or-for-both-our-sakes confuses me. Could you comment on that too! Thanks!
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'For their sakes' is fine, though the singular form is more common, as this https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=for+their+sak
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