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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works -3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

precedents

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 9 points 5 days ago (2 children)

There is precedence
There are precedents

One is a countable noun (like 'letters') while the other is an uncountable mass noun (like 'e-mail')

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

"There is precedent" is actually correct in this instance. Precedents is not though as it would be plural.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

Note that the original has been edited. It used to say "precedence".

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

They mean different things.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Bruh. If you're going to correct, be sure you're correct.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works -1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I am.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

There are precedents. There is precedent.

Edit: changed i to e.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Before OP edited the comment it used "precedence". They mean different things.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/usage-of-precedent-vs-precedence

https://www.grammar-monster.com/easily_confused/precedence_precedent.htm

https://languagetool.org/insights/post/precedence-or-precedent/

https://www.thoughtco.com/precedence-precedents-and-presidents-1689468

What's next, are you going to claim "presidents" is another alternative spelling that means the same thing?

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I understand that. You used plural when you should have used singular.

They said "there is precedence" which you corrected to "prescedents" but the correct form in the example is "there is precedent".

Edit:

What's next, are you going to claim "presidents" is another alternative spelling that means the same thing?

There was fuck all need for that. I actually mostly backed you up in another comment.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The original version of the comment said, I believe "So there is precedence". That could be fixed as "there is a precedent" or "there are precedents". I suggested "precedents" because it seems like OP used the homophone for that one. So, "precedents" is correct, "precedence" is not.

There was fuck all need for that. I actually mostly backed you up in another comment.

Bruh, you said "Bruh. If you're going to correct, be sure you're correct.", when I was correct and OP was incorrect.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Precedents is not correct. Precedent is.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

That depends on the wording.