I don't want fat kids with snub noses
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Quick question about matching plurals in a sentence.
'I don't want fat kids with snub noses.'
This is a line from a movie and why is it noses instead of nose?
I thought it would be something like 'fat kids with snub nose' since each kid would have only one nose.
What is the rule that governs this?
Thank you much,
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Quick question about matching plurals in a sentence.
'I don't want fat kids with snub noses.'
This is a line from a movie and why is it noses instead of nose?
I thought it would be something like 'fat kids with snub nose' since each kid would have only one nose.
What is the rule that governs this?
Thank you much,
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Possible duplicate of "They're using a cell phone" vs. "They're using cell phones"
– sumelic
5 mins ago
"Snub noses" is a "distributive plural" in this sentence. Each kid would only have one nose, but there would be multiple kids, so there would be multiple noses. Other related questions: “They shook their heads” or “They shook their head”?, “On their back” or “on their backs”?
– sumelic
3 mins ago
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Quick question about matching plurals in a sentence.
'I don't want fat kids with snub noses.'
This is a line from a movie and why is it noses instead of nose?
I thought it would be something like 'fat kids with snub nose' since each kid would have only one nose.
What is the rule that governs this?
Thank you much,
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Quick question about matching plurals in a sentence.
'I don't want fat kids with snub noses.'
This is a line from a movie and why is it noses instead of nose?
I thought it would be something like 'fat kids with snub nose' since each kid would have only one nose.
What is the rule that governs this?
Thank you much,
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Possible duplicate of "They're using a cell phone" vs. "They're using cell phones"
– sumelic
5 mins ago
"Snub noses" is a "distributive plural" in this sentence. Each kid would only have one nose, but there would be multiple kids, so there would be multiple noses. Other related questions: “They shook their heads” or “They shook their head”?, “On their back” or “on their backs”?
– sumelic
3 mins ago
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Possible duplicate of "They're using a cell phone" vs. "They're using cell phones"
– sumelic
5 mins ago
"Snub noses" is a "distributive plural" in this sentence. Each kid would only have one nose, but there would be multiple kids, so there would be multiple noses. Other related questions: “They shook their heads” or “They shook their head”?, “On their back” or “on their backs”?
– sumelic
3 mins ago
Possible duplicate of "They're using a cell phone" vs. "They're using cell phones"
– sumelic
5 mins ago
Possible duplicate of "They're using a cell phone" vs. "They're using cell phones"
– sumelic
5 mins ago
"Snub noses" is a "distributive plural" in this sentence. Each kid would only have one nose, but there would be multiple kids, so there would be multiple noses. Other related questions: “They shook their heads” or “They shook their head”?, “On their back” or “on their backs”?
– sumelic
3 mins ago
"Snub noses" is a "distributive plural" in this sentence. Each kid would only have one nose, but there would be multiple kids, so there would be multiple noses. Other related questions: “They shook their heads” or “They shook their head”?, “On their back” or “on their backs”?
– sumelic
3 mins ago
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Possible duplicate of "They're using a cell phone" vs. "They're using cell phones"
– sumelic
5 mins ago
"Snub noses" is a "distributive plural" in this sentence. Each kid would only have one nose, but there would be multiple kids, so there would be multiple noses. Other related questions: “They shook their heads” or “They shook their head”?, “On their back” or “on their backs”?
– sumelic
3 mins ago