Two and two is/are four - WordReference Forums
Sep 11, 2016 · The calculation, {Two plus two}, is equal to four. -> another possibility Two five s are equal to ten. <- note plural subject {Two times five} is equal to ten. -> {Two times five} is a …
two thousand and four / two thousand four - WordReference …
Jan 15, 2010 · Hi people. this time I'm trying to figure out how to pronounce the years. Fon instance: 2001, 2004. Two thousand and four or just Two thousand?
Two and two <makes><make> four. - WordReference Forums
Jul 9, 2020 · Both. But see this old thread (Two and two make<s> four.) – especially post #6, which shows that reading and as plus justifies the singular verb, while the plural one is …
Saying a telephone number [single, double, and triple digits]
Oct 16, 2010 · Before then, only long distance calls required the 3 digit prefix (area code), so local calls were only 7 digits, in the form of a three digit 'exchange' followed the four digits of an …
trilogy vs a group of two, four, ... books, movies, etc
Apr 17, 2009 · Hello, If trilogy means a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or theme, what do you call a set of two works? Thank you.
Four Score and Seven Years Ago - WordReference Forums
Aug 22, 2007 · Four score = 80 As a side note, the term "score" in this context was a common English term even in the early days of the USA; Abraham Lincoln's famous Gettysburg …
A four year/years old - WordReference Forums
May 30, 2015 · Hi Faramarz, a four-year-old, assuming you mean a phrase to describe someone who is four years old. Four tells us how many, year tells us the unit or item being counted. A …
They are my father, my mother, my sister and I/me.
Feb 3, 2013 · My father, my mother, my sister and me are the four members of my family. My father, my mother, my sister and I are the four members of my family. (I'll see if anyone argues …
Two-by-four | WordReference Forums
Jul 5, 2007 · A "two-by-four" is just the proper name for a block of wood measuring 2 inches by 4. In this context, it means someone was hit with a piece of lumber! Ouch! Hope that helps!
When breaking up a quote-- three dots... vs. four dots ...
Nov 3, 2005 · Today, I can't remember exactly what I was told, but I was told there are cases when you break up quotes you use 3 dots & sometimes 4. I've only ever used 3 even if it was …