Talk:Plural Instead of Singular

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How is it singular instead of plural? A: Wear is a verb. B: The sentence should be "some people wear glasses". {{User:Broncotroll/sig}} 16:00, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
How is it singular instead of plural? A: Wear is a verb. B: The sentence should be "some people wear glasses". {{User:Broncotroll/sig}} 16:00, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
:Also, you didn't explain why you deleted the "variations" section. {{User:Broncotroll/sig}} 16:01, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
:Also, you didn't explain why you deleted the "variations" section. {{User:Broncotroll/sig}} 16:01, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
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:: Wait, I get it. It's from "Some people wear" to "he/she wears". But that's a variation, since it's not a noun. User:Broncotroll/sig}} 16:10, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
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:: Wait, I get it. It's from "Some people wear" to "he/she wears". But that's a variation, since it's not a noun. {{User:Broncotroll/sig}} 16:10, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
::: If it's a noun we're talking about, it's not "wears" that is singular. It's "some people" that is plural. {{User:Broncotroll/sig}} 16:13, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
::: If it's a noun we're talking about, it's not "wears" that is singular. It's "some people" that is plural. {{User:Broncotroll/sig}} 16:13, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
:::: In fact, an easier way to understand it is that the singular of "people" is person, and it should be "some person wears glasses". {{User:Broncotroll/sig}} 16:32, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
:::: In fact, an easier way to understand it is that the singular of "people" is person, and it should be "some person wears glasses". {{User:Broncotroll/sig}} 16:32, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
:::::It's  the word "wears" which is breaking the pattern, not "people". {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 17:10, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
:::::It's  the word "wears" which is breaking the pattern, not "people". {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 17:10, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
::::::As for the section stuff, in general, we don't section off articles unless there's some compelling reason. In this case, whether it's the noun itself or a modifier (verb, adjective, etc.) applied to the noun, it's still following the same pattern of using incorrect pluralization. Adding sections to articles unnecessarily makes them clunky and hard to follow. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 17:19, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
::::::As for the section stuff, in general, we don't section off articles unless there's some compelling reason. In this case, whether it's the noun itself or a modifier (verb, adjective, etc.) applied to the noun, it's still following the same pattern of using incorrect pluralization. Adding sections to articles unnecessarily makes them clunky and hard to follow. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 17:19, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

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The First Day of the Day

In Sickly Sam's Big Outing, The Homestar Runner tells Sickly Sam, "Today's the first day of the day of your big outing." Does this belong on this page? Because "the first day (implying there are more days counted) of the day (implying that there aren't any more days counted)". It seems like that merits a remark somewhere, but i'm not sure where. The Knights Who Say Ni 00:05, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

50 bag of golds

It's both a plural instead of singular and a singular instead of plural. Is it also a spoonerism? --Image:Homsariconformysig.gifBroncoTroll☺ 09:01, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

It could technically be thought of one, but as only one sound gets moved, it's not really one as such. — Defender1031*Talk 13:48, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

Regarding this revert

You seem to have missed my point. I have no problem with the pluralized version of verbs or adjectives appearing in the main list. My only issue was that "he likes" is the proper way to say it, so I reworded it to keep the "I likes" phrasing. "All" is never used with an s, whether or not something is plural or singular, so that doesn't belong here at all, which is why I removed it originally. I also removed the kids' book entry, as that's an instance of Singular Instead of Plural. — Defender1031*Talk 13:44, 9 August 2015 (UTC) How is it singular instead of plural? A: Wear is a verb. B: The sentence should be "some people wear glasses". --Image:Homsariconformysig.gifBroncoTroll☺ 16:00, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

Also, you didn't explain why you deleted the "variations" section. --Image:Homsariconformysig.gifBroncoTroll☺ 16:01, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
Wait, I get it. It's from "Some people wear" to "he/she wears". But that's a variation, since it's not a noun. --Image:Homsariconformysig.gifBroncoTroll☺ 16:10, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
If it's a noun we're talking about, it's not "wears" that is singular. It's "some people" that is plural. --Image:Homsariconformysig.gifBroncoTroll☺ 16:13, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
In fact, an easier way to understand it is that the singular of "people" is person, and it should be "some person wears glasses". --Image:Homsariconformysig.gifBroncoTroll☺ 16:32, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
It's the word "wears" which is breaking the pattern, not "people". — Defender1031*Talk 17:10, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
As for the section stuff, in general, we don't section off articles unless there's some compelling reason. In this case, whether it's the noun itself or a modifier (verb, adjective, etc.) applied to the noun, it's still following the same pattern of using incorrect pluralization. Adding sections to articles unnecessarily makes them clunky and hard to follow. — Defender1031*Talk 17:19, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
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