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missdaredevil
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 Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 12:55 am Post subject: vests |
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�All Interpreters and assistants must register at the d time to sign in and pick up AIEF vest and name badges.
without*s*?
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asterix
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| Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 4:33 am Post subject: |
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| It probably should read vest and badge, unless each person picks up more than one. |
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missdaredevil
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| Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 1:03 am Post subject: singular plural |
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He looked into my dad's eyes, took my dad's hand in both of his, and with his* lip* quivering and *a tear* streaming down his cheek, he replied....
not lips? a tear only?
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asterix
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| Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 3:50 am Post subject: |
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Why not? You have two lips. The writer says only one was quivering, and only one tear was rolling.
I agree with you it may be unlikely, but that's what the writer wrote.
Grammatically it's OK. |
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