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Subject: [OM] Re: OFFLIST The Apostrophe Crisis
From: "Simon Worby" <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 09:03:21 -0000
Piers Hemy wrote:

> Is "Most" singular or plural?

Either. It depends what comes after it.

Most of her words were wrong. (pl)
Most of her essay was nonsense. (sing)

Most people think too little. (pl)
Most of the pile of manure was gone. (sing)

That's my opinion, anyway. Fowler is strangely silent on it.

Simon
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