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

["Meyer, Bernard" <Bernard -dot- Meyer -at- arrisi -dot- com>]

Simple: just extend the logic all the way: 

Your meeting(s) ha(s/ve) been deleted." :)

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Johnson [mailto:tomjohnson1492 -at- gmail -dot- com] 
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 6:16 AM
To: Technical Writing
Subject: Grammar of verbs for nouns with "(s)"

In my user interface, I have a confirmation message that says, "Success!
Your meeting(s) have been deleted." 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,

Tom

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