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- grammar - When to use lives as a plural of life? - English Language . . .
Our lives have been very different Our life together has been very happy In (2), I imply that we have shared a life, hence we jointly have had one life In (1), I imply the opposite (different lives have to be counted separately) Consequently, the singular is felicitous in (2), but not in (1) Felicitous does not mean obligatory, though
- Using Life or Lives - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
"your professional lives" About 13,500 results "your professional life" About 295,000 results "your personal and professional lives" About 9,960 results "your personal and professional life" About 54,200 results Thus the singular is clearly preferred There are several reasons: normally you address yourself to an individual, not a group
- Which one is correct-life or lives? [closed]
A plural subject requires a plural object (lives), accordingly a singular subject requires a singular object (life) They can be used to mean one person or several people, however So, if your intention is to refer to an individual who lost his or her life whilst saving the lives of more than one others, then the second is correct and the first
- In Vs On Vs At (when talking about streets) [duplicate]
In British English, the name of the street without any further precision is preceded by in when you’re talking about where someone lives: he lives in Oxford Street The precise address is preceded by at: he lives at 128 Oxford Street On may occasionally be found to say where a building is located: Ikea have a big new store on Oxford Street
- grammatical number - Is it everyones life or everyones lives . . .
Which is correct: "everyone's life" or "everyone's lives"? I know that when the pronoun everyone is used as a subject, it takes singular verb agreement (as in the sentence "Everyone was there") But this by itself doesn't seem to show that the possessive form "everyone's" always acts like a singular possessive noun
- Word for romantic partner you are living with but not married to
This is a word I often hear used to described a long-term partner with whom a person lives The phrase live-in girlfriend or boyfriend is sometimes used Domestic partner also describes the situation, but in recent years it has come to refer to homosexual partnerships more often than heterosexual ones
- grammar - “other’s lives” vs. “others’ lives” - English Language . . .
having an impact on others’ lives Share Improve this answer Follow
- What is the word for someone that uses other people?
What is the word that describes a person who uses other people, generally for personal gain, without anything given in return? Maybe through blatancy or through manipulation I was using extortioni
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