Hello,
I was writing a sentence today and I'm not sure whether it needed to be plural or not...
I wrote the following in reference to a recurring meeting:
That will be my preferred weekly time and place.
I can't imagine I should have written:
These will be my preferred weekly time and place.
I'm absolutely sure I should not have written:
These will be my preferred weekly times and places.
I keep getting tripped up on the rules that govern pluralizing and lists. Any advice?
Pluralizing and lists
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Re: Pluralizing and lists
Strictly speaking, #2 is correct, since the referent is plural.
However, esp. informally, #1 would not be considered exceptionable.
However, esp. informally, #1 would not be considered exceptionable.