Hello,I am asking this question from Japan.
My question is about an English proverb "No pain(s), no gain(s)"
Someone says " No pain, no gain" is correct.
While the other insists that "No pains, no gains" should be correct, because my dictionary says so.
please tell me about which is correct.
2007-03-11 10:37:04 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
'No pain, no gain' is the correct saying. 'No pains, no gains' is grammatically correct and means almost the same thing but no-one would say it.
2007-03-11 10:41:49 · answer #1 · answered by Boomer 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pain does not nead to be pluralized thus the S is redundant - - - "No Paid, No Gain '" - - - note, in all cultures/languages rhyming sland is consistently utilized as a tool to lodge concepts/ideas in one's mind - - -
and admitedly, in some comic book somewhere someone pluralized pains & gains and thus the use crept into a dictionary, but it was probably meant for effect in that context and thus becomes a secondary while the primary remains 'No Pain No Gain."
Peace.....
2007-03-11 11:59:09 · answer #2 · answered by JVHawai'i 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The correct saying is no pain no gain. the only way i can explain this to you is if you want to get fit you must exercise very hard no matter how hard it hurts because the harder you work at it the fitter you will get and you will acheve you goal.meaning
no pain no gain. i hope that this will help you.
2007-03-11 10:53:36 · answer #3 · answered by Granny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No pain, no gain.
That is the correct version :)
2007-03-11 10:39:17 · answer #4 · answered by Tiffers 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No pain, no gain.
I think this may have started out in sports or exercise. If you didn't hurt after exercising or playing a sport, you probably weren't trying hard enough, so you wouldn't gain your objective.
2007-03-11 10:42:32 · answer #5 · answered by Lillian L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"No pain, no gain" is the original saying.
Both are correct grammatically.
2007-03-11 10:40:40 · answer #6 · answered by nuttychicken 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No pain, no gain, is what is said, and it is correct.
2007-03-11 10:39:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no pain no gain is the right way
2007-03-11 10:39:50 · answer #8 · answered by TINYTI 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its no pain no gain
2007-03-11 10:47:12 · answer #9 · answered by Quizard 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is an American term, not English.
Go ask the Yanks.
2007-03-11 11:48:58 · answer #10 · answered by Do not trust low score answerers 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋