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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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Which sentence is correct? Singular or Plural?

Hi, I would like to know which of the following sentences is correct?

  1. This online store caters to people who want to get a phone that is not available in their home country.
  2. This online store caters to people who want to get a phone that is not available in their home countries.

"People who want to get a phone" gives me an impression that every one of them wants to get a phone that is not available in their(singular) respective home country.

Thanks.

  

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"country" feels natural to me, though I don't find it tremendously easy to explain why. The choice seems as much as anything to be dictated by the singular "phone". If "a phone" is changed to "phones" then "countries" seems more logical.

— GPY

  • "country" feels natural to me, though I don't find it tremendously easy to explain why.
  • The choice seems as much as anything to be dictated by the singular "phone".
  • If "a phone" is changed to "phones" then "countries" seems more logical.
  • Opinions about this may vary.
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"country" feels natural to me, though I don't find it tremendously easy to explain why. The choice seems as much as anything to be dictated by the singular "phone". If "a phone" is changed to "phones" then "countries" seems more logical. Opinions about this may vary.

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Each person has one unique "home country". For that reason the pairing "people" and "their home country" makes more sense. One person, one phone, one country. It all goes together.

At least that's how it looks to me.

CJ

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