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Aug 11, 2013
9:41
:36
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Admiral Ackbar
Stop! Grammar time: Which of the following is correct?
Why were these phenomena here?
or
Why were these phenomena occurring here?
For the non-hyper-intelligent CBers, phenomena means any observable occurrences.
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Stop! Grammar time: Which of the following is correct?
Admiral Ackbar
8/11/13 9:41pm
Why does this crap keep happening to me?
BW84
8/11/13 9:43pm
Both work.
Nick Papagiorgio
8/11/13 9:47pm
Perhaps this will help, I am writing a statement of purpose for grad school and
Admiral Ackbar
8/11/13 9:57pm
In that context the "occurring" makes more sense.
Nick Papagiorgio
8/11/13 10:06pm
Thanks Nick, Nick Papagiorgio from Yuma.
Admiral Ackbar
8/11/13 11:19pm
Volcanoes, dirt soccer, tin roofs, gang activity...phenomena?
ag4cougs
8/11/13 11:08pm
plural phenomena : an observable fact or event. My profs. at BYU loved the word.
Admiral Ackbar
8/11/13 11:16pm
Isn't the word "phenomena" singular and not plural?
Cougar-Duck
8/11/13 10:29pm
Phenomenon is singular. Phenomena is plural.
Admiral Ackbar
8/11/13 10:56pm
Oh yeah ok
Cougar-Duck
8/11/13 11:05pm
Shows how much I know, I kept wanting to use the word "phenomenons" there
swishh_15
8/11/13 10:39pm
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swishh_15
8/11/13 10:40pm
Both are correct, grammatically speaking.
PezD
8/11/13 11:44pm
+1. The phrasing sounds a little misplaced here.
db59840
8/12/13 8:48am
Getting a little nit-picky again, but I wouldn't put ", Guatemala" after
db59840
8/12/13 8:50am
Ya I'm pretty sure Guatemala City is a stand alone city according to AP style.
Nick Papagiorgio
8/12/13 9:32am
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