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jays
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 Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:33 am Post subject: pain/pains |
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In the following sentence, is pains correct or wrong?
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Here is some simple steps to take the pains out of speech making. |
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cgage2
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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| In American English, its pain. I guess you could say it either way but I never hear "take the pains..." |
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CP
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 8:19 am Post subject: |
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To be grammatically correct, the sentence should read, "Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making."
The plural "pains" is used in some expressions; here are examples:
He is always complaining about little aches and pains.
She went to great pains to make the party a success.
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