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to plural or not to plural these phrases ;-)



 
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Expression: "You should listen to..." | error vs fault vs mistake
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to plural or not to plural these phrases ;-) #1 (permalink) Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:39 am   to plural or not to plural these phrases ;-)
 

Hello all,

I am putting together a website and was hoping for some help.

I am setting up my categories and they are as follows

Arts & Crafts
Automobiles & Parts
Baby & Children
Beauty & Fragrance
Books & Magazines
Business & Productivity
Clothing & Apparel
Collectibles
College & Learning
Computers & Printers
Consumer Electronics
DVDs & Movies
Food & Drink
Gifts & Flowers
Health & Wellness
Home & Garden
Internet Service Provider
Jewelry & Watches
Shoes & Accessories
Sports & Fitness
Telephone & Television
Tickets & Events
Toys & Hobbies
Vacations & Travel
Video Games
Web Hosting & Design

now This site is all about coupon codes so my intent is to have the category name followed by coupon codes so for example

Arts & Crafts coupon codes
Automobiles & Parts coupon codes
Baby & Children coupon codes
Beauty & Fragrance coupon codes

now is this proper english or should it be

Art & Craft coupon codes
Automobile & Parts coupon codes
Baby & Child coupon codes
Beauty & Fragrance coupon codes

or something else ?

I haveread many papers on plurals but none of them include this type of usage

Please Help
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to plural or not to plural these phrases ;-) #2 (permalink) Sun Feb 24, 2008 4:33 am   to plural or not to plural these phrases ;-)
 

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Since the phrases are category titles, they should remain unchanged: Arts & Crafts coupon codes.

I did notice, however, that the mixture of singular and plural does read a little oddly in one of your categories. I would change Baby & Children to Babies & Children.
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