Drives me batty. 
I was delighted when I found out that the company I work for has "Company Name is" as correct in its style guide, instead of "Company Name are", which is what most people here say.
I was delighted when I found out that the company I work for has "Company Name is" as correct in its style guide, instead of "Company Name are", which is what most people here say.
*MySmiley*
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
British grammar
- 14/06/2010 07:15:43 AM
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Entities (like nations and companies) are considered to be in the plural in British
- 14/06/2010 07:38:05 AM
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You can write it either way in Britain.
- 14/06/2010 08:29:28 AM
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One thing I've been wondering ... for, oh, the last five or six hours...
- 14/06/2010 08:32:56 AM
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Kind of but not really any more. But it's still different in continental Europe.
- 14/06/2010 08:36:40 AM
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Originally a billion was a million million, but we've given up on that one now. *NM*
- 14/06/2010 12:32:31 PM
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it might be an accent thing, but i think "was" sounds horrible in that context
- 14/06/2010 08:38:33 AM
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Singular nouns denoting groups can take plural verb agreement in British English.
- 14/06/2010 12:31:25 PM
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