Volcanoes, dirt soccer, tin roofs, gang activity...phenomena?

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Aug 11, 2013
11:08:30pm

ag4cougs

Volcanoes, dirt soccer, tin roofs, gang activity...phenomena?

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ag4cougs

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Stop! Grammar time: Which of the following is correct?

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

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.

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.

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.

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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