PristineWord

PristineWord

'Savings Are' or 'Savings Is'

It's "savings are/have". It's not correct to use "is" or "has" because "savings" is a plural noun, which requires a verb in the plural.
- 1 min read

Is 'Proceeds' a Plural Noun?

t's "proceeds have" (not "proceeds has"). Some nouns, such as "proceeds", earnings, savings, valuables, and winnings, only have a plural form and take a plural verb.
- 1 min read

'Proceeds Have' or 'Proceeds Has'

It's "proceeds have". Since the noun "proceeds" only has a plural form, it requires a verb in the plural.
- 1 min read

Is 'Earnings' a Plural Noun?

"Earnings" is a plural noun. Some nouns, like "earnings", only have a plural form and cannot be used in the singular.
- 1 min read

'Earnings Are' or 'Earnings Is'

It's "earnings are" (not "earnings is"). "Earnings" is a plural noun, and therefore takes a verb in the plural.
- 1 min read

'Jump the queue'. Meaning and Examples

n British English, you can use the idiom "jump the queue" when someone goes in front of other people who are already waiting in a queue.
- 1 min read

Line vs. Queue

In American English, we use the word line to refer to a row of people or vehicles waiting for something. The British use the term queue instead.
- 1 min read

Get In Line or Get In the Line

We usually say "get in line" (without the article "the"). Similarly, we say "be in line", "stand in line", or "wait in line".
- 1 min read