Timeline for What is correct: "multiple restrike" or "multiple restrikes"? In general: should a noun after "multiple" be in singular or plural?
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| Sep 14, 2023 at 12:05 | comment | added | TimR | OP's question as asked was unclear. But if it's looking for an adjective, then Fattie is correct. multiple-restrike breaker. If a noun, plural. Multiple restrikes occurred. But if referring to a known or standard "situation", then the singular noun is possible: "Did multiple restrike occur? Yes, it did." | |
| Mar 25, 2020 at 17:39 | history | edited | Fattie | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 25, 2020 at 14:26 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | There is, exceptionally, 'multiple myeloma' where 'multiple' is an adjective (loosely, multi-faceted) rather than a quantifier. | |
| Oct 8, 2014 at 11:49 | history | edited | Fattie | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 8, 2014 at 11:37 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | What about Multiple strike on its own? Couldn't you put the noun in plural then —**multiple strikes**. Multiple airlines, multiple bee stings, multiple city flights, multiple dimensions etc. Irrelevant edit. Focus on the question. | |
| Oct 8, 2014 at 11:31 | history | answered | Fattie | CC BY-SA 3.0 |