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For questions about the difference between singular and plural forms of a word; when they should be used, or the difference between them.

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Such expressions as Drama series and TV series are plural or singular? E.g. I like to watch drama/TV series or I like to watch a drama/TV series?
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While I was answering a question on ELL, I got confused with a comment from a fellow user. After I indicated that: "Do you have any idea to prove it?' is grammatically correct, the OP commented that ...
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In the following degrees — "Bachelor of Science" and "Master of Science" — "science" is an uncountable or singular noun. In contrast, in "Bachelor of Arts" and ...
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I saw this sentence in the math textbook. For example, if we choose two 2s, zero 3s, and one 5, we get the divisor Here they said zero 3s and one 5. Two is plural and one is singular, which is ...
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XP (Experience Point) is a term particularly used in gaming. Should I use much or many in this context? Adam: 'I killed the boss! I got 100 XP!' Alex: 'Great, how ___(many/much) XP have you got?' ...
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There is a lot of animals. There are lot of animals. Which one between the above sentences is correct? Or can both be used?
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I was surprised to find out that you should write: I waited for a torturous three days. Instead of: I waited for torturous three days. Why is this? "Days" is plural ...
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Why is "letter" not plural in "two letter words"? For me it's very strange as the equivalent in French would be plural but my English friend finds it totally normal.
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I just thought about this today. Normally when something good happened to some friend we would say "congratulations" to them but we make it plural, instead of "congratulation". I ...
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I want to write: One cake is good, but 4 {is,are} better! Which one ("are" or "is") should I use? Looking at examples online it seems that both are acceptable. So here are my ...
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This question is also open on EL&U: “There Is”/“There are” depends on plurality of the first list element or not? Considering the amount of controversy it aroused, I believe it's past "Learners'" ...
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What's the correct way to refer to two consecutive digits 0? double zero? double zeros? double zeroes? Here's an example phrase: The number ends with double zero[es].
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When do we use "no women" instead of "no woman"? I thought we used "no woman" instead of "no women" by default, but it seems that some people do use "no women". Is there a situation where one is ...
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Anita is Neil's wife. Neil is one of my friends. Now, how do I refer to Anita? Think that I'm telling someone who does not know the couple. One of my friend's wife OR One of my friends' wife I ...
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Do you say "2 Byte" or "2 Bytes"? Which one is correct? If both is possible, when to use what? The same question would come to my mind for my own language: German. So, there has to be a technical ...
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