More than one man is still in the house. Could this is be explained by the immediate precedence of one man? It is conceivable that the singular number of one man leads us to an anacoluthon in the next …

Oct 17, 2019 · As we has only one class per year, a single number (no letter) sufficed. As soon as I moved to secondary school, where we had more than one class in each year group, each class was …

Regarding one hundred or a hundred etc, the person saying that there is a difference is right - one is used more for precision but a is more common and employed.

Dec 13, 2011 · Here 'one hand' introduces hands into the conversation, so when you get to the other one, it's the other one because we're already talking about hands. However, I then checked the …

As for the suggested longer expression "Jack of all trades, master of none, but better than a master of one," the earliest matches I could find for it are two instances from 2007. From Drum magazine …

Aug 3, 2014 · When usage and logic clash (along the lines of "more than one person has said"): We often hear this phrase, but how can "people" (meaning 'the plural of "person"') take a singular verb? …

one-on-one is used to talk about meetings between two people. When there is a discussion we can call it a one-on-one discussion; as an alternative for a face to face confrontation and in interviews (quite …

Sep 15, 2011 · If I use a sentence with one third (half/quarter) and I am discussing countables (in this case people) is it correct to use the plural verb in the following example? E.g. One third is safe. One …

101: One hundred and one 234,500: Two hundred and thirty four thousand five hundred Based on my experience, Britons, Australians and New Zealanders say the "and", and North Americans do not (ie …

Oct 6, 2018 · Welcome. One of each: two drinks total, for example a pint of beer and a half a cider. One each: this makes sense if you are buying the drinks for yourself and a friend and you wish the …