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Should it be 'seatbelt' or 'seatbelts'?

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tanguatlay
 
Reply Fri 15 Dec, 2017 03:40 pm
A newly revised traffic law requires all passengers to fasten their seatbelt/s.

Should it be 'seatbelt' or 'seatbelts'?

Many thanks in advance.
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InfraBlue
 
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Reply Fri 15 Dec, 2017 05:02 pm
@tanguatlay,
It should be "seatbelts."
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centrox
 
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Reply Fri 15 Dec, 2017 05:20 pm
@tanguatlay,
But...

A newly revised traffic law requires each passenger to fasten their seatbelt.

The singular 'they'...

InfraBlue
 
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Reply Fri 15 Dec, 2017 05:43 pm
@centrox,
Ha, I was going to use that very example for using "seatbelt," but went for terseness.

The deciding words here are "each" and "all."
tanguatlay
 
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Reply Fri 15 Dec, 2017 07:06 pm
@InfraBlue,
Thanks, Infrablue and centrox.
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