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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.
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.
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.
Jun 7, 2016 · Senior Member. I think the "know all men" part is what makes it public. "Know all men by these presents " is an imperative sentence -- a command. It says (in modern English) "Attention all men (and women): hear (or read) and learn the information presented in this document." It sounds like the start of an official proclamation back in 1730 ...
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 ...
Sep 11, 2015 · The complete opposite of what Owlman said: in my experience the word is used exclusively to refer to men, when used as a term of abuse. In your sample sentence I would expect to hear/read bitch. That is used in AmE, too, but cunt is much, much, much more offensive. It's the hydrogen bomb of insults to women.
Dec 16, 2011 · Dec 17, 2011. #6. I get 54M hits for "men's shoes", 35M hits for "mens shoes". Given that "mens" can only have a possessive sense, the apostrophe serves no useful purpose. According to Samuel Johnson's grammar: Plurals ending in "s" have no genitives; but we say, Womens excellencies, and. Weigh the mens wits against the ladies hairs.
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.
