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- members members members area | WordReference Forums
- members' area - members area Thinking the various options through, I can't rule any of them out for sure What do you think? Any help and input would be greatly appreciated (I personally tend towards members' area because it is the area reserved for members)
- members present vs present members | WordReference Forums
"Present members" means members who are currently members - e g , they have paid their subscription - and is in contrast to past members or non-members It refers to their status "Members present" refers to physical presence, not membership status, and is reduced from "members who are present" as the newt noted
- The majority of people lt;is are gt; [singular plural] - WordReference Forums
Hi Lunatiqfrinj, In your first example, I'm sure you will agree that opinion is the subject of the sentence, and so the fact that the verb is, correctly, in the singular doesn't suggest that majority is being used as a singular noun
- Membership in membership to | WordReference Forums
Membership in the YMCA We, the Village People, welcome you to the forum
- special dish vs specialty | WordReference Forums
Good day, members! I'm a waiter and I want to recommend a dish to the guests The dish is our best dish and is what the restaurant is famous for Can I say "Try the marbled steak It's our special dish " (I made this up) I've read several posts here about "special dish" and learnt that it can
- just received vs has just received | WordReference Forums
Dear Members, Here's an exercise published on mixed tenses online Joan is very happy because she _____ (just receive) an expensive necklace from her boyfriend As someone who's mainly been taught British English, I'd choose "has just reveived" Would Americans consider it appropriate to use "Just received" in this context? Thank you in advance
- Please cascade this information - WordReference Forums
Hello everyone – my first post here J From time to time I get forwards from my manager The original message is written by one guy, who always sends it to three people at my company He always finishes mails with “Please cascade this information” I wonder if this collocation is proper, or
- policy or policies - WordReference Forums
Dear members, I have recently noticed different usages of policy and policies Upon consulting the Oxford Dictionary, I found out that "policy" is sometimes regarded as a mass noun, but Oxford fail to give much explantion My question is, how do we know when to treat it as a mass noun; and
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