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I don't see how the phrase under discussion could possibly be singular but going in circles isn't my thing."Social media usage" is uncountable, but I think we've worn this out.

When I see "opus" it's always as "op." Sheet music is part of my daily life.

English grammar is regular as Vietnamese (all SVO, even questions) compared to some others; in Spanish and Russian "like" is intransitive, "pizza is liked by/to me," and in Russian plural begins with five, not two. In Russian there are about six ducks that have to be set in their rows; in English there is only singular vs. plural and still most people can't handle it. I'd bet money that singularity of SM was a convention born of exasperation.

I'll try not to have an aneurism. Really.

In the past week I've seen "gratefulness" and "ferociousness" on Facebook and when I responded with "gratitude" and "ferocity" I got ferociousnessally yelled at.

Doubleplusgood, eh?

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