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Parenthetical Plurals.
Stacy Christiansen
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (11th ed.)
When -s or -es is added parenthetically to a word to express the possibility of a plural, the verb should be singular. However, in most instances it is preferable to avoid this construction and use the plural noun instead. Previous | NextView:
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