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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: There is a space between each chair / the chairs. Lionel Koh #208152 11/28/12 12:04 PM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska Welcome, Lionel. To me, the first one makes no sense, so I would advise using the second; however, I have heard it argued that the first way is used so commonly, the meaning is so clear, that at least in conversation it is acceptable. I always wonder, though; if you remove all but one chair, is there a space between it? Peter Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted There is a space between each chair / the chairs. Lionel Koh 11/28/12 06:20 AM Re: There is a space between each chair / the chairs. Tromboniator 11/28/12 12:04 PM Re: There is a space between each chair / the chairs. olly 11/28/12 10:59 PM Re: There is a space between each chair / the chairs. Faldage 11/28/12 01:39 PM Re: There is a space between each chair / the chairs. jenny jenny 11/28/12 10:04 PM Re: There is a space between each chair / the chairs. BranShea 11/28/12 10:50 PM Re: There is a space between each chair / the chairs. Faldage 12/01/12 01:24 PM Re: There is a space between each chair / the chairs. jenny jenny 12/01/12 04:09 PM Re: There is a space between each chair / the chairs. Faldage 12/01/12 10:52 PM Re: There is a space between each chair / the chairs. Jackie 12/01/12 05:52 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,991 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 1,062 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 16 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,956 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,954 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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