In article <440f6e9f$0$14235$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>,
cguttman <4everclever4@web.de> wrote:
> is there a plural of "performance", ie, performances?
> For example, the performance of an athlete - is it correct to use the
> plural of this word while conveying the same information: "the
> performances of athletes"?
>
> I was told that "performances" only pertains to artists. For example,
> the performances of artists in a circus.
We can measure an athlete's performance.
We can also measure the performance of MANY athletes.
We can attend a performance of a play, musical recital or circus.
If we go twice, we've seen two performances.
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