Help me /lit/, which one of these is correct? However, both

>starting with 'however'
>using an apostrophe
>using the word 'hurt'

it's were btw

However, both countries' economies were hurt.

OR

However, the economy in both countries was hurt.

>>8403008
also it should be economies

>>8403013
Thanks, I'm fucking terrible at English sometimes.

The subject is economies, since you're speaking of the economies of more than one country. That makes it plural, so "Both countries' economies were hurt."

>>8403026
So are natives

>>8403011
Second one is cleaner IMO

>>8403011
2nd except replace 'in' with 'of'

also use a more accurate word than hurt.