![]() ![]() So the reason people say “monies” is usually in a financial or legal sense, if they’re dealing with discrete amounts of money. Shall we return to the lesson?Ī: Very clever, that’s two Jerry Maguire quotes now. In that case you’d probably say, “Give me ALL your money! And everyone else, STAY DOWN and don’t even TRY and be a hero…”Ī: Disturbing, but true. Q: Well not if you were robbing the bank. So, if you went into a bank, you might say, “Hello, I’d like some money please.” Then you’d get more specific and discuss a set amount. Which word you use depends on where your focus is – on the collective itself or on the items that make up that collective.Ī: Right. ![]() So why slap on another plural, right?Ī: It all comes down to a subtle distinction between seeing something as one big sum or the sum of its parts. ![]() Of course, the issue here is that mass nouns are already referring to a collection of something – in this case, an amount of money. Q: It’s from Sue and she wants to know why we need a plural “monies” in the collective/mass noun “money”.Ī: Nice question Sue. Q: Hi AWC, another reader question this week. It’s a celebration of language, masquerading as a passive-aggressive whinge about words and weirdness. How to Build a Successful Freelance Copywriting BusinessĮach week here at the Australian Writers’ Centre (AWC), we dissect and discuss, contort and retort, ask and gasp at the English language and all its rules, regulations and ridiculousness. ![]()
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