sympathy or sympathies he sent his sympathy/sympathies to people affected by the earthquake. he expressed his sympathy/symapthies for people affected by the earthquake. Should I use singular or plura

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sympathy or sympathies he sent his sympathy/sympathies to people affected by the earthquake. he expressed his sympathy/symapthies for people affected by the earthquake. Should I use singular or plural in both sentence above? Thank you!

Jul 15, 2015 11:54 AM

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'Sympathy' is the feeling itself. 'I have sympathy with him'. 'Sympathies' is the formal expression of sympathy, conveyed via a personal message or in writing. 'I'll send my sympathies' 'Please give him my sympathies'. This plural form is in line with other communications expressing feelings - for example 'condolences', 'congratulations' or 'apologies'.

July 15, 2015