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Subject:grammar: "types of ____(s)"? From:Stan Swaren <SSwaren -at- MICROSTAR -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 6 Feb 1997 16:08:11 -0500
We've got a debate going here at work. Which of the following phrases
is correct?
"...types of document"
"...types of documents"
To put it in context: "What types of document(s) can I find in the
electronic repository?"
A trip to the dictionary provided us with the model "kinds of sports",
and I assume that "types" follows the same rule. However, my gut
instinct says to go with Plato's forms: there are many chair-instances
but only one true chair.
Who can speak with authority on this one?
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