[Tagging] English grammar and back seat drivers Re: Tagging Digest, Vol 96, Issue 3

[ralph.aytoun at ntlworld.com]

A better use would be the word retail which covers the selling of goods to the public (as in the logistics chain from Manufacturer to Distributor to Wholesaler to Retailer to consumer)

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From: Martin Koppenhoefer
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On 3. Sep 2017, at 09:46, Thilo Haug <thaug at gmx.de> wrote:
"sells" is a verb (the action of doing something),
while "sales" is a noun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noun


actually sales is the plural of the noun "sale". Why would you use the plural in this context? Especially as it typically means "a period during which a shop or dealer sells goods at reduced prices."

I agree that the word "sells" is better  for use as a tag, a verb is ok for a property, a plural noun less so, and even less as it's highly ambiguous in this case.

cheers,
Martin 



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