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any of his employer, bank, referee or any other source

 
 
WBYeats
 
Reply Tue 23 Jun, 2015 05:53 am
A bank has one clause added:

-The Customer further authorizes the Bank to contact any of his employer, bank, referee or any other source.

Do you think the singular forms are wrong and the plural must be used?
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Reply Tue 23 Jun, 2015 04:22 pm
@WBYeats,

Quote:
-The Customer further authorizes the Bank to contact any of his employer, bank, referee or any other source.

Do you think the singular forms are wrong and the plural must be used?


The sentence is a bit awkward, and not correct grammatically, although the intention of the writer/s is clear.

It may be clarified by additional punctuation, thus:

-The Customer further authorizes the Bank to contact any of: his employer, bank, referee or any other source.

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Reply Tue 23 Jun, 2015 06:55 pm
-The Customer further authorizes the Bank to contact his employer, bank, referee or any other source.

WBYeats
 
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Reply Tue 23 Jun, 2015 10:51 pm
@PUNKEY,
Thank you McTag.

What's Punkey's first language? UK or US English?
McTag
 
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Reply Wed 24 Jun, 2015 01:00 am
@WBYeats,

I don't know, but his solution was more elegant than mine. Smile
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