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Two pound butter or two pounds butter
Posted by Patrick on April 19, 2001
In Reply to: Two pound butter or two pounds butter posted by T. Yonehara on April 18, 2001
Education should be both for the rich and poor.
A pair of trousers is on the sofa.
Two pounds of butter, two cups of sugar.
EXCEPT in a recipe book where the instructions would probably be written in more of a shorthand manner.
: Hi!
: I hope someone to help me. I'm working with two English natives and sometimes they don't agree with each other. I need third opinion.
: 1.
: a. two pound butter, two cup sugar
: b. two pounds butter, two cups sugar
: I believe expressions 'two pound butter' and 'two cup suger' are used as well as other expression such as 'two pounds of butter' and 'two cups of sugar.' That's what my grammar book says. However my English tutor told me that 'two pound butter' and 'two cup suger' must be 'two pounds butter' and 'two cups suger.' I wonder who is right. They all many be right.
: 2.
: a. A pair of trousers is on the sofa.
: b. A pair of trousers are on the sofa.
: I think sentence a. is correct. Do you accept b. too? You may say it in casual situation?
: 3.
: a. Education should be for both rich and poor.
: b. Education should be for both the rich and the poor.
: Do you accept both sentences? I think sentence a. is easier to say, so it may be more common than b.?
: Thank you very much for your help.
: T. Yonehara
