Grama typo #104494

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Hoang Duy Tran · 2023-06-20T18:34:44+02:00

Hoang Duy Tran commented

2023-06-20 18:34:44 +02:00

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File: manual/render/shader_nodes/shader/hair_principled.rst
Blender Version: 3.6
Documentation Language: en
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it should be 'the followings are with...'

**Page Information** File: `manual/render/shader_nodes/shader/hair_principled.rst` Blender Version: `3.6` Documentation Language: `en` [Permanent Link](https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/3.6/render/shader_nodes/shader/hair_principled.html) **Short description of error** See the attached image: ![Screenshot 2023-06-20 at 17.32.37.png](/attachments/d328e19f-03a8-44c8-8c23-b638f1b62e1d) it should be 'the followings are with...'

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Harley Acheson commented

2023-06-20 22:38:33 +02:00

The highlighted text looks correct. We use "the following" when introducing a thing, list of multiple things, person, or multiple people that we are about to mention further. The "following" used here is a pronoun and this usage can be a bit tricky as it is used for singular and plural subjects so you have to careful with subject-verb agreement. The following is a man who is fast. The following are people who are really fast. The following is a summary of my book. The following are items in my pocket.

Note that we also use "following" as a countable noun for a group of admirers or supporters. We only use "followings" when talking of multiple groups of admirers or supporters. For example a single author might have a large following, but multiple authors have large followings.

The highlighted text looks correct. We use "the following" when introducing a thing, list of multiple things, person, or multiple people that we are about to mention further. The "following" used here is a pronoun and this usage can be a bit tricky as it is used for singular **and** plural subjects so you have to careful with subject-verb agreement. The following _is_ a man who is fast. The following _are_ people who are really fast. The following _is_ a summary of my book. The following _are_ items in my pocket. Note that we also use "following" as a countable noun for a group of admirers or supporters. We only use "followings" when talking of **multiple groups** of admirers or supporters. For example a single author might have a large following, but multiple authors have large followings.

Hoang Duy Tran commented

2023-06-21 07:40:12 +02:00

Yes you are right. I found this explanation

Following here is a participle, a verb form normally used to modify a noun, but the noun is not expressed when "the following" ends the phrase. Like an adjective, "following" does not change form for plural, so you could say "the following item" (singular) or "the following items" (plural), or in place of either, "the following", referring to the item or items that follow the current phrase.

(https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/followings-or-following.865095/)

Yes you are right. I found this explanation Following here is a participle, a verb form normally used to modify a noun, but the noun is not expressed when "the following" ends the phrase. Like an adjective, "following" does not change form for plural, so you could say "the following item" (singular) or "the following items" (plural), or in place of either, "the following", referring to the item or items that follow the current phrase. (https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/followings-or-following.865095/)

Harley Acheson commented

2023-06-21 19:19:52 +02:00

Yes, English can be pretty weird and inconsistent. Closing

Harley Acheson closed this issue

2023-06-21 19:19:53 +02:00

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Grama typo #104494