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I was wondering if you could tell whether life or lives should be used in the sentence below:
Men and women between the ages of 25 and 54 have the most stressful life / lives.
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I was wondering if you could tell whether life or lives should be used in the sentence below:
Men and women between the ages of 25 and 54 have the most stressful life / lives.
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I was wondering if you could tell whether life or lives should be used in the sentence below:
Men and women between the ages of 25 and 54 have the most stressful life / lives.
Thank you for considering my question.
grammaticality
asked Oct 30 at 11:14
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I was wondering if you could tell whether life or lives should be used in the sentence below:
Men and women between the ages of 25 and 54 have the most stressful life / lives.
Thank you for considering my question.
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Either is acceptable, but with slightly different shades of meaning, depending if they share the same stressful life (use "life") or each have their own stressful life (use "lives").
In English you use the plural with physical things that people have one of each, e.g. "Those women have the nicest smiles", "They wore their hats". (This is in contrast to some languages which would use the singular, e.g French Duolingo discussion of "Ils ont porté leur chapeau".)
However it's possible in this context to use "life" as a singular when referring to something shared or common.
As far as references, here's a worksheet by a Professor Sharon Delmendo which discusses shared life vs individual lives.
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Either is acceptable, but with slightly different shades of meaning, depending if they share the same stressful life (use "life") or each have their own stressful life (use "lives").
In English you use the plural with physical things that people have one of each, e.g. "Those women have the nicest smiles", "They wore their hats". (This is in contrast to some languages which would use the singular, e.g French Duolingo discussion of "Ils ont porté leur chapeau".)
However it's possible in this context to use "life" as a singular when referring to something shared or common.
As far as references, here's a worksheet by a Professor Sharon Delmendo which discusses shared life vs individual lives.
answered Oct 30 at 11:33
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Either is acceptable, but with slightly different shades of meaning, depending if they share the same stressful life (use "life") or each have their own stressful life (use "lives").
In English you use the plural with physical things that people have one of each, e.g. "Those women have the nicest smiles", "They wore their hats". (This is in contrast to some languages which would use the singular, e.g French Duolingo discussion of "Ils ont porté leur chapeau".)
However it's possible in this context to use "life" as a singular when referring to something shared or common.
As far as references, here's a worksheet by a Professor Sharon Delmendo which discusses shared life vs individual lives.
answered Oct 30 at 11:33
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Either is acceptable, but with slightly different shades of meaning, depending if they share the same stressful life (use "life") or each have their own stressful life (use "lives").
In English you use the plural with physical things that people have one of each, e.g. "Those women have the nicest smiles", "They wore their hats". (This is in contrast to some languages which would use the singular, e.g French Duolingo discussion of "Ils ont porté leur chapeau".)
However it's possible in this context to use "life" as a singular when referring to something shared or common.
As far as references, here's a worksheet by a Professor Sharon Delmendo which discusses shared life vs individual lives.
answered Oct 30 at 11:33
Stuart F
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Either is acceptable, but with slightly different shades of meaning, depending if they share the same stressful life (use "life") or each have their own stressful life (use "lives").
In English you use the plural with physical things that people have one of each, e.g. "Those women have the nicest smiles", "They wore their hats". (This is in contrast to some languages which would use the singular, e.g French Duolingo discussion of "Ils ont porté leur chapeau".)
However it's possible in this context to use "life" as a singular when referring to something shared or common.
As far as references, here's a worksheet by a Professor Sharon Delmendo which discusses shared life vs individual lives.
answered Oct 30 at 11:33
Stuart F
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answered Oct 30 at 11:33
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answered Oct 30 at 11:33
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