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Dec 3, 2019 · It's correct. The short answer is that English indefinite plurals are bare. Thanksa lot. "Men" is correct in this sentence. If it said "the men" that would mean "all the men" or "the whole group of men, that I talke about before". Thanks a lot.
Jan 9, 2005 · La "fórmula" Know all men by these presentes también se usa para otros documentos. Es muy común en los diplomas universitarios, certificados de galardón, etc. Literalmente, quiere decir "Sepan todos los Hombres por [Medio de] los [Escritos] Presentes," y otros foreros le han sugerido una variedad de equivalentes adecuados.
Nov 1, 2006 · Apparently in some cases the apostrophe is omitted, though it is incorrect to do so. I agree. "Men's" is always the plural possessive. "Mens" is always incorrect (in any English-speaking country). If it says "Mens" without an apostrophe, you can be sure that it is incorrect.
Jun 27, 2018 · Jun 27, 2018. #4. Tara Westover was born the youngest of seven children in rural Idaho. Raised by Mormon survivalist parents, she grew up preparing for the End of Days—she spent her summers bottling peaches and her winters rotating emergency supplies, hoping that when the World of Men failed, her family would continue on, unaffected.
Feb 7, 2021 · The men might be married to other women, and the wives could be married to other husbands. If it's divorced/widowed people who then married each other, it's also possible that they had some of their children together: man brought four from his first marriage, woman brought four from her first marriage, then they had three more together - or any other numbers that add up to 7.
Dec 17, 2019 · Dec 17, 2019. #2. "Any" can be followed by either a singular or plural verb. I have read that using a singular verb is more formal, but I don't see why, not in modern English. The quote is from Two Treatises of Government by John Locke (1690) and Locke used "have" (see The Project Gutenberg eBook of Second Treatise Of Government By John Locke ...
Jan 20, 2007 · Senior Member. New York. U.S.A./English. Jan 20, 2007. #7. For what it's worth, this is a VERY rarely used phrase. The correct phrase for a power of attorney is "Know all men by these presents". The term "presents" in this context means "this document." It's an archaic usage but ithas persisted.
May 26, 2020 · Massachusetts, U.S. English - U.S. May 26, 2020. #3. "Southie" is the South Boston neighborhood, heavily Irish at that time. The projects are, as Myridon posted, public housing. Three-decker buildings are like those in the picture (which happens to show one in Cambridge, but they were much the same). They were typically occupied by three families.
Nov 8, 2014 · The paradisal promise: Thou shalt have men to talk to!--had never been uttered. It was fulfilled before they knew what a promise it was." The word " this " is likely to refer to the preceding sentence "The amazing, the profound, the unbelievable thrill there was in passionately talking to some really clever young man by the hour, resuming day ...
Aug 31, 2006 · The group of men is/are here. For me "is" is required in the first example, but the second example is not as clear. Now here's another question. If "group" has to take a singular verb, but also has to take the relative pronoun "who" because it's a group of people, does that mean we end up with: That group of men, who was standing at the counter ...
