Is it more correct to say "There is more than one way to skin a cat" or "there are more than one way to skin a cat"?
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"Are" defines plural, and "one way" is not plural. You could say "there are more than one, ways to kill a cat". But, there is more than one way, to kill a cat.
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I have no idea what one is the right one but I grew up with "There's more than one way to skin a cat" For what it is worth.
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The first is correct. The second is incorrect. There is only one way to skin that cat.
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I think most people grew up saying, "There's more than one way to skin a cat." But, now that you point out the grammatical glitch, my faith in the English language is hanging in the balance. (Disclaimer: I myself, have never skinned a cat!!)
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The "is" verb is singular as it refers the subject "way" which is also singular. There may be more than one way to skin a cat, but I don't advise it. Sounds gruesome. Are you cooking some exotic Oreintal dish?
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There are two versions of this maxim. 1) There is (there's) more than one way to skin a cat. There is is referring to one way, so is singular 2) There are more ways to skin a cat. In this case, there are is referring to ways, which is plural
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There isnt one way MORE correct of those two choices There is only one way to say it. There is more than one way to skin a cat. Saying "There are more than one way to skin a cat" is grammatically incorrect Saying There's more than one way to skin a cat is simply saying there is.
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i think either one sounds okay to me
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