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Subject: Plural? Singular? I'm confused
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tazdevil 18.04.17 - 07:30am
Google has confused me so I came here. Need some clarification. Okay, I find sentences like this very confusing:
People should focus on their own life/lives. Is it life or lives?

Another example:
Snapchat is the only way I can get people send me cracking pics of their d*ck/d*cks without sharing my number.
Quite an example But when saying such things, I'm never too sure whether to use the 'plural' or 'singular' form.

Can someone tell me which form of the word should be used when saying:
1) People should focus on their own life/lives.
2) We must do our work by ourself/ourselves.
3) Snapchat is the only way I can get people send me cracking pics of their d*ck/d*cks without sharing my number.
4) I hate when people poke their nose/noses in others business.
5) Some people have the kindest heart/hearts.

I feel SO brain-dead sometimes lol * +

wickedwitch 18.04.17 - 07:34am
Go to sleep * +

birdy 18.04.17 - 07:38am
I mean, you could use either for all those really. * +

birdy 18.04.17 - 07:39am
I'm probably wrong but there's no smart people online yet. lol jk people * +

mikeymk 18.04.17 - 07:42am
People - lives
We - ourselves
People - dicks/noses/hearts

Now if you were to say 'person' instead of 'people'...


Our - more than one
My - one

You get the idea. * +

tazdevil 18.04.17 - 08:00am

Both forms work? Ah, the joy of English! * +

tazdevil 18.04.17 - 08:00am

That's what I thought, initially. Because people isn't singular, person is. But as for examples 1, 3, 4 and 5- even a group of people has 1 life, 1 nose and 1 d*ck etc for each person. So, shouldn't it be 'people should focus on their own life, hate when people poke their nose' etc?
Uhhhhhhhh * +

birdy 18.04.17 - 08:02am

No one would notice any of those. * +

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