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 #2 (permalink) Mon Oct 15, 2007 15:02 pm Casestudy(s) or Casestudy(ies) |
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Hi Arathi
The correct spelling is "case study" (i.e. two words), and the plural form of the noun "study" is always "studies".
- one case study
- a lot of case studies
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| #3 (permalink) Mon Oct 15, 2007 15:49 pm Casestudy(s) or Casestudy(ies), need additional clarification! |
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Hi Amy,
I'm confused with case study words in the following example:
The Casestudy(s) you selected are attached.
Can you please correct me if its wrong? |
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| #4 (permalink) Mon Oct 15, 2007 19:14 pm Casestudy(s) or Casestudy(ies) |
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Hi arathi,
Amy has already answered your question:
one case study
many case studies.
So your sentence should read:
The case studies you selected are attached.
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| #5 (permalink) Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:10 am Casestudy(s) or Casestudy(ies) |
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Hi Amy and Torsten,
Thanks a lot for your instant reply.
Regards,
Arathi. |
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| #6 (permalink) Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:13 am Casestudy(s) or Casestudy(ies), need additional clarification! |
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| arathi wrote: |
Hi Amy,
I'm confused with case study words in the following example:
The Casestudy(s) you selected are attached.
Can you please correct me if its wrong? |
In Arathi's example, however, where both singular and plural have to be stated, since we don't know if there'll be one or more case studies, which option would you prefer:
- case study(ies)
- case study(studies)
- case study/ies
- case study/studies
Would the options 'case study/s' and 'case study(s)' really not be acceptable? |
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| #7 (permalink) Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:24 am case study word |
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Hi Conchita,
You really understood my question.
I was actually meant to ask, if I need to mention both singular and plural in a sentence. And I don't know if there will be one or more case studies are attached.
In this case, how do I write the case study word?
Thanks,
Arathi |
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| #8 (permalink) Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:27 pm Casestudy(s) or Casestudy(ies), need additional clarification! |
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| arathi wrote: |
Hi Amy,
I'm confused with case study words in the following example:
The Casestudy(s) you selected are attached.
Can you please correct me if its wrong? |
Hi Arathi
Your example sentence is not grammatically correct because you used 'are', and that means that only 'case studies' (i.e. plural) would be correct.
If you are looking for a sentence to use in a standard text which is sent out to people regardless of whether they selected only one case study or several case studies, then I would suggest simply using the plural:
- All of the case studies you selected are attached.
- The case studies you selected are attached.
Otherwise, you would not only have to include both the singular and plural forms of 'case study' but also both the singular and plural form of the verb. That would result in an unnecessarily awkward and messy-looking sentence:
The case study/studies you selected is/are attached. (Not good!) |
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| #9 (permalink) Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:03 am Thanks! |
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Hi,
Thanks for clarifying my query!
Regards,
Arathi |
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