Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Word and words
Hi, what is the difference?
The word of God
The words of God
The word of God
The words of God
Top answer
I know that logically, it should be "words" because there is more than one word. However, idiomatically, we say "the word of ***" to refer to anything attributed to ***. We also use the word "word" to refer to promise.
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I know that logically, it should be "words" because there is more than one word.
However, idiomatically, we say "the word of ***" to refer to anything attributed to ***.
We also use the word "word" to refer to promise. "I give you my word" means "I promise you," but I don't believe that this use is associated with "the word of ***" as though everything attributed to Him is a pr
However, idiomatically, we say "the word of ***" to refer to anything attributed to ***.
We also use the word "word" to refer to promise. "I give you my word" means "I promise you," but I don't believe that this use is associated with "the word of ***" as though everything attributed to Him is a pr
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