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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
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- 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
- Dear or Dears [letter] | WordReference Forums
"Dear" is an adjective here Adjectives in English do not change form when they describe plural nouns or nouns of different gender
- 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
- Collective nouns - a council lt;is, are gt; - WordReference Forums
There's another way to look at this: With collective nouns (like council, staff, etc ) use a singular verb when thinking of the group members as a unit "The council is one of the nation's best " Use a plural verb when thinking of the group members as individuals "The council spent the entire session squabbling among themselves "
- Collective nouns - The staff lt;is, are gt; - WordReference Forums
However, as with other collective nouns, if one is thinking of the members individually the plural is used For example, "The staff are divided about the benefits package offer " or "The committee disagree about how to proceed " As an aside, I cringe whenever I heard the word "staffers," which is increasingly heard in AE
- Dear all vs Dear All | WordReference Forums
I am a little confused about the capitalisation of the word "all" in the phrase Dear All at the beginning of e-mails I've seen it in e-mails from highly educated native speakers Does it show respect for the recipients? And would the same logic apply to Dear Colleagues (as opposed to Dear
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