1. Where is Elmo's legs?

correct usage?

And how about:

  1. Where's Elmo's legs?

Is that more or less acceptable, and why?

closed as off-topic by user66974, tchrist, Drew, FumbleFingers, Misti Mar 11 '15 at 18:39




"Legs" is plural, and to be grammatically correct, the question should be "Where are Elmo's legs?" However, "where's" (rather than "where is") has definitely crept into the vernacular when asking about either singular or plural nouns.

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    I think "Where is [plural noun]?" is a lot less accepted than "Where's [plural noun]?" – Nicole Mar 10 '15 at 21:20
