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Sentence #509737

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 duran duran August 28, 2011 August 28, 2011 at 12:38:42 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

The only thing........are > the only thing.......is
No subject-verb agreement

duran duran August 28, 2011 August 28, 2011 at 5:08:37 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

http://www.ninetiethminute.com/...s-results.html

duran duran August 28, 2011 August 28, 2011 at 5:17:39 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

The only thing that matters are results.
The only thing that matters is results. ( if we take results as a whole)As in:
My family is very rich.
My family are very clever and hardworking.

Shishir Shishir August 28, 2011 August 28, 2011 at 6:21:53 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

@CK: actually, I've seen it with and without "s" [1], so I don't know what to do, or which is the right one...


[1] with s

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Th...of_Dorian_Gray

http://www.cse.uconn.edu/~akiayias/wilde.html

without s

http://www.thequotefactory.com/...r-regrets/3058

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1879999

 duran duran August 28, 2011 August 28, 2011 at 6:38:01 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

with or without "s" my translation will be the same. Sorry, I gave you trouble.

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The only thing one never regrets are one's mistakes.

added by Shishir, September 12, 2010
➜ #509751Lo único de lo que uno nunca se arrepiente es de sus propios errores.

linked by Shishir, September 12, 2010
➜ #546625Les seules choses que nous ne regrettons jamais sont nos propres erreurs.

linked by sacredceltic, October 5, 2010
➜ #1069148Bir insanın asla pişman olmayacağı tek şey onun hatalarıdır.

linked by duran, August 28, 2011
The only things one never regrets are one's mistakes.

edited by Shishir, August 28, 2011
The only thing one never regrets are one's mistakes.

edited by Shishir, August 28, 2011
➜ #6023939הדבר היחידי עליו לא מתחרטים אף פעם הוא השגיאות.

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linked by cojiluc, September 16, 2023