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Premise or premises

Mary Morel

What’s the difference between premise and premises?

Reader’s question: Should the term premise or premises be used when referring to a single location?

Answer: We use premises for a single house or location, and premise as a term in logic, meaning something assumed or taken as a given.

The premises were protected by guard dogs.

The premise for the proposal was flawed.

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