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jazz, I think the point is that (OTOH) you don't say "the team are us"?
No, I wouldn't say that either. This is obviously a case, and there are many more, in which a plural noun mysteriously becomes a singular noun. It's an act of unification. "We are a team" reinforces the maxim "There is no 'I' in 'team'."
P.S. What's this new acronym of yours (OTOH)?
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Yes, it's its
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stales
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11/23/00 04:23 AM
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Actually, it's not...
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shanks
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11/23/00 08:05 AM
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Bingley
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11/24/00 06:48 AM
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FishonaBike
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11/24/00 11:54 AM
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Agree with Shona
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shanks
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11/24/00 12:13 PM
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wow
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AnnaStrophic
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jmh
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11/29/00 10:36 PM
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jmh
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11/29/00 10:42 PM
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belMarduk
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wow
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11/29/00 12:22 AM
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AnnaStrophic
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11/29/00 12:52 AM
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Singulars as Plurals
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11/29/00 01:26 PM
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Re: years and years
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wow
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11/29/00 01:56 PM
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Re: Family
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