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- members members members area | WordReference Forums
Members' is correct as member's would mean that there is only one member Also, re the correctness or otherwise of your third option, you might want to read this recent thread
- all members of the staff - WordReference Forums
all of the staff members all of the members of the staff all staff members all members of the staff I wrote the 4th sentence and Duolingo (a language learning tool) marked it as wrong That seemed odd to me and I am trying to figure out if the sentence is indeed wrong for some reason or if it is just a flaw in the tool Thanks in advance!
- Notable members | WordReference Forums
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- Members list or members list . . . ? | WordReference Forums
It depends: Members list = A list of members, or a list for members Members' list = A list belonging to all members Member's list = A list belonging to one particular member
- members present vs present members | WordReference Forums
I’m wondering how far the grammatical principle of word order seen in “present” stretches “Present members” means those who have the membership of the group whereas “members present” means people present at a particular meeting The posterior adjective seems to me to counter the English
- How large is your family? | WordReference Forums
Then, if any other members of the family live with them, they will be mentioned Finally a fairly detailed list of the members of the more extended family the nuclear family keeps in touch with more or less (be it once every 10 years or something it's still "keeping in touch") will follow
- five staff vs five members of staff - WordReference Forums
Hi all, I've once been told that "five staff" is BrE and is considered wrong in AmE American English speakers say "five members of staff" instead Is there any truth to this? e g Five staff have been fired (BrE) Five members of staff have been fired (AmE) Many thanks!
- They are my father, my mother, my sister and I me.
My father, my mother, my sister and me are the four members of my family My father, my mother, my sister and I are the four members of my family (I'll see if anyone argues before continuing!) I agree with you However, for some speakers of British English, the I me distinction after 'and' is becoming very vague
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