Yahoo: Remembering Joshua Blick: ‘One person can make a difference in a city of 400,000’
Remembering Joshua Blick: ‘One person can make a difference in a city of 400,000’
MSN: Remembering Joshua Blick: 'One person can make a difference in a city of 400,000'
Remembering Joshua Blick: 'One person can make a difference in a city of 400,000'
MSN: We all make a difference in the lives of others | Studer
We all make a difference in the lives of others | Studer
The Hollywood Reporter: Michelle Yeoh Is Just Hoping She’s “Made a Difference for Actors Who Look Like Me”
Michelle Yeoh Is Just Hoping She’s “Made a Difference for Actors Who Look Like Me”
MSN: 6 Years Before He Died, Steve Jobs Nailed the Difference Between Those Who Succeed From Those Who Only Dream
6 Years Before He Died, Steve Jobs Nailed the Difference Between Those Who Succeed From Those Who Only Dream
Here are thousands of instances of "our life is short", and I seriously doubt many of them are specific to the lives of, say, a couple living together. It's perfectly normal to refer to human lives collectively in the singular.
When to use "lives" as a plural of life? - English Language & Usage ...
A plural subject requires a plural object (lives), accordingly a singular subject requires a singular object (life). They can be used to mean one person or several people, however. So, if your intention is to refer to an individual who lost his or her life whilst saving the lives of more than one others, then the second is correct and the first incorrect. They is singular in this context, so ...