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03-20-2012, 10:12 PM	#1
LOG Lagrangian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Between there and there Posts: 7,184	Oldest--plurality? So, I saw this sentence: "The oldest have begun to speak, or so I'm told." It's a piece of dialog, and when I read it I think it's being plural, even though in context it refers to an individual. Does "oldest" have any sort of plurality? The dictionary I use didn't indicate as such, but I would want to change that sentence to either: "The eldest has begun to speak, or so I'm told." or "The oldest one has begun to speak, or so I'm told." IDK . . . __________________ "My love of children is so great I'd rather not inflict this world on them." --Unknown

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