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Originally a billion was a million million, but we've given up on that one now. *NM* Tim Send a noteboard - 14/06/2010 12:32:31 PM
Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt.

—Nous disons en allemand : le guerre, le mort, le lune, alors que 'soleil' et 'amour' sont du sexe féminin : la soleil, la amour. La vie est neutre.

—La vie ? Neutre ? C'est très joli, et surtout très logique.
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British grammar Deadsy - 14/06/2010 07:15:43 AM 644 Views
Entities (like nations and companies) are considered to be in the plural in British BlackAdder - 14/06/2010 07:38:05 AM 429 Views
You can write it either way in Britain. Rebekah - 14/06/2010 08:29:28 AM 445 Views
One thing I've been wondering ... for, oh, the last five or six hours... soilent brad - 14/06/2010 08:32:56 AM 715 Views
Kind of but not really any more. But it's still different in continental Europe. Ghavrel - 14/06/2010 08:36:40 AM 575 Views
Hmm... Long scale seems confusing soilent brad - 14/06/2010 08:49:06 AM 529 Views
It kind of depends on how you look at it. Legolas - 14/06/2010 11:09:00 AM 442 Views
Originally a billion was a million million, but we've given up on that one now. *NM* Tim - 14/06/2010 12:32:31 PM 200 Views
it might be an accent thing, but i think "was" sounds horrible in that context Foxhead - 14/06/2010 08:38:33 AM 501 Views
It's the same with club teams as well Liam - 14/06/2010 11:14:56 AM 452 Views
Singular nouns denoting groups can take plural verb agreement in British English. Tim - 14/06/2010 12:31:25 PM 479 Views
A few examples of collective nouns: Lordling - 14/06/2010 06:32:13 PM 435 Views
You can still follow the guidelines of British English... Rebekah - 14/06/2010 06:35:48 PM 416 Views
The British usually pluralise groups. Aviendha - 14/06/2010 06:55:44 PM 460 Views
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