Depending on the method of preparation, defrosting may be suggested. 1  Allow 12 to 24 hours to defrost steaks, depending on thickness.  Allow 4 to 7 hours per pound to defrost large roasts or thick compact pot roasts.
A myth has emerged that none always requires a singular verb. Not true. The word none can take the singular or the plural. In the words of New Fowler: It is a mistake to suppose that the pronoun [none] is singular only and must at all costs be followed by singular verbs or pronouns . . . . At all times since the reign of King Alfred the choice of plural or singular . . . has been governed by the surrounding words or by the notional sense. New Fowler, p. 526.
The word 'this' is not a noun. The word this is a  pronoun, an adjective, and an  adverb.    The word 'this' is a demonstrative pronoun, a word  that takes the place â¦ of a noun, indicating near or far in place or  time.   The demonstrative pronouns are: this, that, these, those. is a pronoun, not a noun; I is a first person, singular, subject pronoun. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun to make a sentence easier to say and write.