Guest guest Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 >'He traveled where the air, hill, orchard, river and lake are all >pure and sinless and where the forms of the Unlimited decorate the >temples.' > >Should this not be: > >'He traveled where the air, hills, orchards, rivers and lakes are all >pure and sinless and where the forms of the Unlimited decorate the >temples.' The plural, surely, would be more idiomatic. But the singular seems like it can pass. The singular item stands for the whole group. As in "The Indian city dweller lives in the midst of chaos." Or "Give us this day our daily bread," in which "bread" stands for the larger category "food." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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