These evidence

English translation: This evidence

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English term or phrase:These evidence
Selected answer:This evidence
Entered by: Tom in London

16:51 Jun 29, 2011
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Science - Medical (general)
English term or phrase: These evidence
Can you use "These" with evidence? It's in an article by a group of researchers I am editing, but I'm not sure it is correct. Context: "These evidence thus further support the interaction of ErbB receptors with... "
Bruka
Italy
Local time: 02:14
This evidence
Explanation:
No, you can NEVER say "these evidence".
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:14
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Tom in London
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
This evidence


Explanation:
No, you can NEVER say "these evidence".

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, I knew of course that evidence was singular, but I found some occurrences of "these evidence" on the net and I thought maybe you could use it in scientific articles. Since I'm editing I'll just change it to "this evidence".

Asker: I just wanted to be reassured by a native that it wasn't something people had started to use


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: Actually you can - evidence is a verb as well as a noun.
4 mins
  -> I know But that is not the situation here

agree  eski: I think it is, in fact, a typo: eski :))
8 mins

agree  MedTrans&More: right, evidence as a noun is always used in the singular
11 mins

agree  Lirka
48 mins

agree  Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
1 hr

agree  Liz Dexter (was Broomfield)
1 hr

agree  Phong Le
4 hrs

agree  Thuy-PTT (X)
13 days
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
these evidence
such


Explanation:
just to be on the safe side....

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Local time: 02:14
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Native speaker of: Italian
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