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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 1:09 am
Dear Mark,
As you know, there is nothing grammatically incorrect about the phrase "type of debts" by itself, since "of debts" is merely a prepositional phrase which need not agree in number with "type."
However, as you noted, your use of a plural verb in the sentence was obviously incorrect because the subject of the sentence was "type," rather than "debts." (Thus, the sentence would have been perfectly acceptable if it had been worded: "The type of debts has nothing to do with it.") I know that the verb misuse was the solecism that provoked your expression of linguistic horror, but I'm making the point anyway because I have come across a surprisingly large number of people who insist that while it is correct to say, "type of debt," or "types of debts," it is not correct to say "type of debts." They are, of course, mistaken. For example, credit card debts are unsecured (except for Best Buy debts), so the type of those debts is "unsecured."
Oops. Is my pedantry showing? I apologize.
All the best,
Nick
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