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#2 (permalink) Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:38 am Plural of people names |
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. I only like: 2. There are 3 Thomases in my class.
"There are three people named Thomas in my class."
Trying to talk about a group of books belonging to 3 different people named Thomas doesn't make sense and/or would not be something you're ever likely to have to actually say.
Just out of curiosity, is "Thomas" supposed to be the first or the last name?
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#3 (permalink) Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:52 am Plural of people names |
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Dear teacher,
If there are 6 books. these 6 books belong to these 3 Thomases.
So, I'd say 4,5 or 6?
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#4 (permalink) Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:58 am Plural of people names |
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. As I said, I don't like any of your options.
I would say "These 6 books belong to the three people named Thomas."
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