the usage of the word "lyrics"
Since the word "lyrics" is an uncountable noun. Which one is correct?
The lyrics talks about a story that a thirteen-year-old boy’s first love.
The lyrics talk about a story that a thirteen-year-old boy’s first love.
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This is complicated, but technically lyrics is not an uncountable noun. You can have just one like from a song and you can refer to it as a lyric. Talk would be correct, because lyrics is plural here.
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'Lyrics' isn't uncountable : it's plural. The 's' at the end tells you that it's a plural word. You can think of it like 'premises' or 'clothes' - plural nouns that have no singular form. So the correct sentence is 'The lyrics talk..'
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The lyrics talk about a story that a thirteen-year-old boy’s first love.
Lyrics is always singular because it is a collective noun. It's talking about the lyrics as a whole.
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Lyrics don't talk, people talk. Lyrics depict, or describe something ...
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