Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 13, 2013 05:14
11 yrs ago
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English term
coverage
English
Other
Insurance
plural of coverage
Hello
Can somebody can help me to find the plural of coverage? My spelling tool keeps telling me that "coverages" is incorrect. The text I am working on is about insurance and kind of coverage.
Thank you
Best Regards
Can somebody can help me to find the plural of coverage? My spelling tool keeps telling me that "coverages" is incorrect. The text I am working on is about insurance and kind of coverage.
Thank you
Best Regards
Change log
Mar 6, 2013 13:50: Charlesp Created KOG entry
Responses
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coverage
Some words in English are the same for the plural as they are for the singular.
One wouldn't say "moneyies" for a lot of money. (Though of course moneys does exist, but that is something else, and never used.)
Coverage is plural. As in a "range of coverage"
BUT on the other hand, "we offer various coverages" could be said, but that would first of all be UK English and secondly mean something quite different.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-02-13 07:22:41 GMT)
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P.S. It is simply that your spelling tool is incorrect.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-02-13 07:23:41 GMT)
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http://www.salsburyins.com/10.html
One wouldn't say "moneyies" for a lot of money. (Though of course moneys does exist, but that is something else, and never used.)
Coverage is plural. As in a "range of coverage"
BUT on the other hand, "we offer various coverages" could be said, but that would first of all be UK English and secondly mean something quite different.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-02-13 07:22:41 GMT)
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P.S. It is simply that your spelling tool is incorrect.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-02-13 07:23:41 GMT)
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http://www.salsburyins.com/10.html
Peer comment(s):
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British Diana
: Plural is simply kinds of coverage, like types of advice, information etc.
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yes British Diana - quite well said.
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ViBe
: sure: kindS of...
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hey!
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B D Finch
: I think we need more context to be sure that "coverages" is incorrect here. You are wrong about "moneys", the plural of "money" is "monies" and is widely used in contractual/legal contexts.//Yes.
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Really? Are you sure?
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David Moore (X)
: I also challenge the assertion that "coverage" is "in common use" in the UK - my one-time insurance agency tells me the term "cover" is far more common in this context, i.e. of different types of insurance "cover". //I am not saying it isn't used at all
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It is a word in general usage in the insurance industry in the UK, so no, I don't think that it cannot be pluralised. Any word that is in general usage should be in the database of a spelling tool. Highlighting the term in the grammar tool is another th
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Tony M
: I agree that it is very likely 'coverage' is the wrong word anway; this happens a lot with FR>EN, where 'couverture' is sometimes 'coverage', but also 'cover'. More context essential in order to be sure.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
Reference comments
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Reference:
For those who doubt the use of "coverages"
www.columbusdirect.com/usa/travel-insurance-coverage.cfm
"Information about coverages | Columbus Direct Travel Insurance.
... What other coverages are typically included in a Travel Guard travel insurance plan?"
http://www.actuaries.org.uk/research-and-resources/documents... premium-rating-personal-lines-coverages-united-states
"Premium rating for personal lines coverages in the United States
Author: David J Grady
Source: General Insurance Convention 1982
Publication date: 30 September 1982 "
"Information about coverages | Columbus Direct Travel Insurance.
... What other coverages are typically included in a Travel Guard travel insurance plan?"
http://www.actuaries.org.uk/research-and-resources/documents... premium-rating-personal-lines-coverages-united-states
"Premium rating for personal lines coverages in the United States
Author: David J Grady
Source: General Insurance Convention 1982
Publication date: 30 September 1982 "
Peer comments on this reference comment:
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David Moore (X)
: I know languages develop, but I don't think coverage*s* exist - except with some sloppy, lazy, insurance-jargon speakers.
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My previous response has disappeared; jargon serves a useful purpose within linguistic communities: it often clarifies and gives greater precision, filling gaps in what is generally, linguistically available.
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Samantha Payn
: Coverages is definitely used in the insurance market. Whether it is lazy or not, it is certainly acceptable as jargon.
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Thanks Samantha. A proofreader once messed up a contract translation I did by changing "has insurances in place" to "has insurance": potentially damaging the Client's interest vis-à-vis the Contractor.
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Tony M
: Yes, it's perfectly acceptable as a plural in the jargon sense, but non in the everday sense of 'the act of covering', which is uncountable.
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Discussion
Very useful input by all. And even the "disagreements" are a learning tool.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_'monies'_a_real_word
(AND it's not clear what the asker is asking)