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  1. apostrophe - Individual's or individuals' - English Language & Usage ...

    Dec 3, 2020 · 2 Individuals' if you are referring to patients in general - or you could say an individual's.

  2. Has the word individual 'outcompeted' that of person historically?

    Dec 2, 2021 · Consider that originally individual indicated separateness and indivisibility which was intimately close to the era of flourishing individualism so that these properties have been projected …

  3. What do you call the individual sections of a subway train?

    Jul 23, 2017 · What's the common name? Wagon? Passenger car? Example sentence: I sat two wagons from Tom to spy him.

  4. Do you pluralize the singular possessions of / items or people ...

    Dec 11, 2014 · Do you pluralize the singular possessions of / items or people associated with individual members of a plural group? Ask Question Asked 11 years, 3 months ago Modified 2 years, 1 month ago

  5. nouns - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    The term "troop" can mean a group of soldiers, or it can mean an individual soldier (perhaps in this usage it was originally short for "trooper"). In fact, in modern usage, the plural "troops" alm...

  6. What's the difference between each and individual?

    Sep 8, 2018 · Individual animals take on specialized roles to ensure the entire group is fed. Each animals take on specialized roles to ensure the entire group is fed. Is there any meaning difference …

  7. single word requests - Legal name for "individual" vs. "company ...

    7 I'm creating an online service and I want both individuals and companies to use it. In the registration form, I want to ask the user: Are you an individual or a company? Are these terms correct to refer to …

  8. word choice - What do you call the individual enclosed defecating …

    Dec 29, 2013 · What do you call the individual enclosed defecating areas in toilets? Ask Question Asked 12 years, 3 months ago Modified 11 years, 5 months ago

  9. What are the individual rooms at a cinema called in British English?

    Nov 5, 2019 · Here in Australia we're more likely to use the British term for things than the American term. I would say "cinema", or possibly "theatre". The major cinema chain where I last saw a movie …

  10. Does the word “episode” apply to each individual broadcast of a TV ...

    Oct 27, 2018 · Thank you. Our program is called "Eastern Light Film Theater," and it indeed runs all year long, with each episode playing different films. If "episode" is not the proper word to describe an …