| INCORRECT | CORRECT | ||
 | He rarely makes eyes contact as he is very shy. |  | He rarely makes eye contact as he is very shy. |
"Eye contact" is a fixed expression. Similar expressions that use singular "eye" include "eye sight", "eye catching", among others.
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Monday, June 30, 2008
Eye contact
"Eye contact" is a fixed expression. Similar expressions that use singular "eye" include "eye sight", "eye catching", among others.
Handout vs. Handouts
| INCORRECT | CORRECT | ||
| She gave us lots of useful handout. | | She gave us los of useful handouts. |
"Handouts" is a countable noun and, therefore, must take the plural form after "lots of". However, both countable and uncountable nouns can follow "lots of," for example "handouts" and "money."
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