Re: Grammar of verbs for nouns with "(s)"

["Milan Davidovic" <milan -dot- lists -at- gmail -dot- com>]

On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 9:16 AM, Tom Johnson <tomjohnson1492 -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> The "(s)" makes the subject singular or
> plural. This leaves me wondering whether "have" is grammatically correct.
> I'm not even sure what the (s) is called. Any help here? Thanks,

Try searching for "parenthetical plural" and see what what's there.

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