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"The shoe is on the other foot now, IS IT?" | meaning of homeliness and fleshy skin

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#1 (permalink) Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:29 pm number/numbers

Can we use the singular form "number" in this sentence "Under the right conditions, bacteria colonies can double their numbers every twenty minutes."?

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#2 (permalink) Tue Aug 14, 2007 13:00 pm number/numbers

Hi, I would say: Have doubled in number. Alan _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Sea Expressions

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