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What to prefer: Prefer singular nouns to plural

The distinction depends on whether you are writing about what makes up the aggregate or about the aggregate. If the second, use the singular and see how your writing improves.

benefits
TRY
benefit
costs
TRY
cost
elites
CHANGE TO
elite
expenditures
TRY
expenditure
moneys
CHANGE TO
money
pressures
TRY
pressure
revenues
TRY
revenue

But sometimes singular and plural nouns have different meanings, as with saving and savings.

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