[your lunch] or [your lunches]
scenario: Suppose that everyone in your workplace has lunch at different times. This is what you are going to say to the people you are supervising.
(1) John, Mary, and Bill. I just had lunch. I'll let you figure out when you will have your lunch.
(2) John, Mary, and Bill. I just had lunch. I'll let you figure out when you will have your lunches.
Some of my non-native English speaking friends think "lunch" sounds better to them. My other friends think the plural form "lunches" is correct because the three people mentioned have lunch at different times.
What is your opinion? Thank you very much.
Top answer
ansonguy I'll let you figure out when you will have your lunch. when to have your lunch. You can say 'lunches' if you wish.
- ansonguy I'll let you figure out when you will have your lunch.
- when to have your lunch.
- You can say 'lunches' if you wish.
- I'd call that "hyper-correct".
- In other words, it's more fastidiously precise than it needs to be for the situation at hand.
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ansonguyI'll let you figure outwhen you will have your lunch.
... when to have your lunch.
You can say 'lunches' if you wish. I'd call that "hyper-correct". In other words, it's more fastidiously precise than it needs to be for the situation at hand.
CJ
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