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2006年3月29日 · Hi Jullowyn, I'll offer a personal view, and then a few professional thoughts about this vexing topic. For me, the subconscious choice of a singular or plural verb to accompany 'multitude' depends solely on whether I want to emphasize the multitude, as a discrete, separate entity, or if it sounds like--in my inner brain--an adjective meaning 'a large number of' and I wish to emphasize the ...
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2006年3月29日 · Hi Julie, I believe 'there are' would be used here as 'multitude' is a collective noun, referring to a group of things (but "there is" sounds as though it should be correct!).
crowd vs multitude - WordReference Forums
2007年7月1日 · Multitude is rarely used in common english. They can be used synonymously. Crowd usually refers to a specific group, whereas multitude can be used in a more abstract sense. Edit: There are other ways that these words can be used. For example, "crowd" can refer to group of people that share a common attribute, a group of friends, etc.
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2017年5月8日 · Istinctively I would go with the first one since "multitude" is the subject, yet "a multitude of versions has been written, sung and recorded" sounds awfully to me. I looked it up on google and I found confusing answers, like this Business Writing: A Number, a Multitude, a Host . . . Are and this multitude [there is/are a multitude]
in a <multitude><multiple> of ways | WordReference Forums
2023年5月1日 · Multitude = large number. A thousand, five thousand, ten thousand... Multiple = any numbers in different combinations. 1x3, 2x7x19, 21x48... Also, we are more likely to use "multiple" as an adjective meaning many: human beings differ from one another physically in multiple visible and invisible ways.
How to write full names containing: Second, Third (II, III)
2009年8月13日 · I'm trying to figure out the correct way to write out a person's full name in this circumstance: Example: John Smith the Second John Smith the Third Are these correct? Is Second and Third capitalized? I don't want to write them: John Smith II John Smith III I …
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2023年9月5日 · Great is the multitude of the land, but scanty is its treasure; hard is the folk's toil and moil, yet meager is their gain. Thus do/does strife arise and anarchy ensue, quelled not by stern decree nor gilded prize. Which variation ("Thus do strife arise..." vs "Thus does strife arise...") sounds more natural or correct to you?
virtual multitude - WordReference Forums
2014年10月2日 · ¿Alguien me podría decir de qué otra manera puedo dejar el término Virtual Multitude en el siguiente contexto': She was not only playing hostess to a virtual multitude, she was trying to figure out how to keep them fed. Mi intento es el siguiente: Ella no solo tenía que jugar el papel de...
There is / there are a lot of people | WordReference Forums
2008年6月24日 · Re: I've been wondering if I have to say There is a lot of people or There are a lot of people in the classroom. I agree with the others; “people” here is a collective noun—the verb will be plural—the reference is to each of the separate individuals.
through which, by which, in which, or where ... - WordReference …
2013年3月28日 · In the sentence below, can someone please help me determine if I should be using through which, by which, in which, where, or anything else after The Hope Mission? Also, is a comma needed anywhere in the sentence? Amy’s struggles became the inspiration for The Hope Mission through which she...