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Do our parts or do our part?
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Marxweb
Nov 17, 2011, 9:52:24 AM11/17/11
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Following sentence is correct:
'Do our part to save the Earth'
What if someone wrote 'Do our parts to save the Earth'?
Please tell me if it's correct or not, thank you.
'Do our part to save the Earth'
What if someone wrote 'Do our parts to save the Earth'?
Please tell me if it's correct or not, thank you.
Don Phillipson
Nov 17, 2011, 9:58:19 AM11/17/11
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"Marxweb" <mar...@yahoo.com.tw> wrote in message
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> Following sentence is correct:
> 'Do our part to save the Earth'
> What if someone wrote 'Do our parts to save the Earth'?
Wrong . . . In this context, part/parts is like share/shares.
The plural form has a distinct meaning (inappropriate here.)
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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
news:f28ffd22-0f43-4fe4...@v31g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
> Following sentence is correct:
> 'Do our part to save the Earth'
> What if someone wrote 'Do our parts to save the Earth'?
The plural form has a distinct meaning (inappropriate here.)
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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
Horace LaBadie
Nov 17, 2011, 11:47:26 AM11/17/11
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In article
<f28ffd22-0f43-4fe4...@v31g2000prg.googlegroups.com>,
Our part represents a common effort.
<f28ffd22-0f43-4fe4...@v31g2000prg.googlegroups.com>,
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