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In this questionquestion, there is a part that I'm a little confused with. In the original question, before it was edited, this sentence appeared:

Both Free Merriam-Webster and Oxford Dictionaries had entry of 'cum grano salis'

Seeing this, it kind of looked wrong to me, so I edited it to:

Both Free Merriam-Webster and Oxford Dictionaries had an entry of 'cum grano salis'

However, right now, I still feel that there is something wrong. I have a feeling that it should be

"Both ...... had entries of 'cum grano salis'

If it had been "had an entry", I feel that it seems to imply both of them shared one entry.

Am I right? Should it be "had entries"? Is there anything wrong with "had an entry?" Please explain the grammar behind all this.


edit: Please explain the grammar behind all this.

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"Only those who qualify will be awarded a certificate" or "Only those who qualify will be awarded certificates"?

In this question, there is a part that I'm a little confused with. In the original question, before it was edited, this sentence appeared:

Both Free Merriam-Webster and Oxford Dictionaries had entry of 'cum grano salis'

Seeing this, it kind of looked wrong to me, so I edited it to:

Both Free Merriam-Webster and Oxford Dictionaries had an entry of 'cum grano salis'

However, right now, I still feel that there is something wrong. I have a feeling that it should be

"Both ...... had entries of 'cum grano salis'

If it had been "had an entry", I feel that it seems to imply both of them shared one entry.

Am I right? Should it be "had entries"? Is there anything wrong with "had an entry?" Please explain the grammar behind all this.


edit: Please explain the grammar behind all this.

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"Only those who qualify will be awarded a certificate" or "Only those who qualify will be awarded certificates"?

In this question, there is a part that I'm a little confused with. In the original question, before it was edited, this sentence appeared:

Both Free Merriam-Webster and Oxford Dictionaries had entry of 'cum grano salis'

Seeing this, it kind of looked wrong to me, so I edited it to:

Both Free Merriam-Webster and Oxford Dictionaries had an entry of 'cum grano salis'

However, right now, I still feel that there is something wrong. I have a feeling that it should be

"Both ...... had entries of 'cum grano salis'

If it had been "had an entry", I feel that it seems to imply both of them shared one entry.

Am I right? Should it be "had entries"? Is there anything wrong with "had an entry?" Please explain the grammar behind all this.


edit: Please explain the grammar behind all this.

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"Only those who qualify will be awarded a certificate" or "Only those who qualify will be awarded certificates"?

In this question, there is a part that I'm a little confused with. In the original question, before it was edited, this sentence appeared:

Both Free Merriam-Webster and Oxford Dictionaries had entry of 'cum grano salis'

Seeing this, it kind of looked wrong to me, so I edited it to:

Both Free Merriam-Webster and Oxford Dictionaries had an entry of 'cum grano salis'

However, right now, I still feel that there is something wrong. I have a feeling that it should be

"Both ...... had entries of 'cum grano salis'

If it had been "had an entry", I feel that it seems to imply both of them shared one entry.

Am I right? Should it be "had entries"? Is there anything wrong with "had an entry?" Please explain the grammar behind all this.


edit: Please explain the grammar behind all this.

In this question, there is a part that I'm a little confused with. In the original question, before it was edited, this sentence appeared:

Both Free Merriam-Webster and Oxford Dictionaries had entry of 'cum grano salis'

Seeing this, it kind of looked wrong to me, so I edited it to:

Both Free Merriam-Webster and Oxford Dictionaries had an entry of 'cum grano salis'

However, right now, I still feel that there is something wrong. I have a feeling that it should be

"Both ...... had entries of 'cum grano salis'

If it had been "had an entry", I feel that it seems to imply both of them shared one entry.

Am I right? Should it be "had entries"? Is there anything wrong with "had an entry?" Please explain the grammar behind all this.


edit: Please explain the grammar behind all this.

Possible Duplicate:
"Only those who qualify will be awarded a certificate" or "Only those who qualify will be awarded certificates"?

In this question, there is a part that I'm a little confused with. In the original question, before it was edited, this sentence appeared:

Both Free Merriam-Webster and Oxford Dictionaries had entry of 'cum grano salis'

Seeing this, it kind of looked wrong to me, so I edited it to:

Both Free Merriam-Webster and Oxford Dictionaries had an entry of 'cum grano salis'

However, right now, I still feel that there is something wrong. I have a feeling that it should be

"Both ...... had entries of 'cum grano salis'

If it had been "had an entry", I feel that it seems to imply both of them shared one entry.

Am I right? Should it be "had entries"? Is there anything wrong with "had an entry?" Please explain the grammar behind all this.


edit: Please explain the grammar behind all this.

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