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Bikramksingh Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Which one is right?

Living here is fun, that is why lots of people switch their base to Houston.
or should it be
Living here is fun, that is why lots of people switch their bases to Houston.
And in the same line is
They are quite happy and contended in their life.
correct use or is it
They are quite happy and contended in their lives.
  

Top answer

Living here is fun . T hat's why lots of people move to Houston. They are quite happy and conten t ed with their lives.

— CalifJim

  • Living here is fun .
  • T hat's why lots of people move to Houston.
  • They are quite happy and conten t ed with their lives.
  • CJ
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Living here is fun. That's why lots of people move to Houston.
They are quite happy and contented with their lives.

CJ
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Thanks for your reply. I understand the problem you have pointed out, but my confusion was betwen

base and bases

life and lives

I read somewhere in this forum perhaps that if we talk about life it should be sigular, not their lives as everyone has just one.

And in the "Living here is fun.
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bikramksinghI read somewhere in this forum perhaps that if we talk about life it should be sigular, not their lives as everyone has just one.
That reasoning sometimes works, but it depends on the specific sentence. In this case the many people who move to Houston do not share a life in common as a single family might. So each person who moves to Houston has
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Thanks a lot. You were really helpful
Bikram
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