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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: here's an odd thing.. Jackie #179173 09/19/2008 1:25 PM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY twosleepy old hand twosleepy old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY Gonna persist, here... What about "group"? Isn't that the same idea? Yet, no one would say "There are a group of factors..." I really want to know the hows and whys on this one! Which collective nouns go with "is" and which with "are", and why isn't there a consistent rule? Thanks! :0) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted here's an odd thing.. tsuwm 07/24/2007 7:03 PM Re: here's an odd thing.. dalehileman 07/24/2007 7:09 PM Re: here's an odd thing.. tsuwm 07/24/2007 7:19 PM Re: here's an odd thing.. Maven 07/24/2007 8:18 PM Re: here's an odd thing.. Buffalo Shrdlu 07/25/2007 12:39 AM Re: here's an odd thing.. sjmaxq 07/25/2007 4:25 AM Re: here's an odd thing.. Faldage 07/25/2007 10:33 AM Re: here's an odd thing.. sjmaxq 07/25/2007 10:25 PM Re: here's an odd thing.. Faldage 07/25/2007 10:52 PM Re: here's an odd thing.. sjmaxq 07/25/2007 11:02 PM Re: here's an odd thing.. Jackie 07/26/2007 4:14 PM Re: here's an odd thing.. tsuwm 07/26/2007 6:52 PM rehashed topic #14 tsuwm 09/16/2008 2:17 PM Re: here's an odd thing.. twosleepy 09/16/2008 3:27 PM Re: here's an odd thing.. Faldage 09/17/2008 12:44 AM Re: here's an odd thing.. Jackie 09/19/2008 2:10 AM Re: here's an odd thing.. twosleepy 09/19/2008 1:25 PM Re: here's an odd thing.. goofy 09/19/2008 2:40 PM Re: here's an odd thing.. Faldage 09/20/2008 12:38 AM Re: here's an odd thing.. Jackie 09/20/2008 3:34 AM Re: here's an odd thing.. BranShea 09/20/2008 4:32 AM Re: here's an odd thing.. tsuwm 09/20/2008 4:36 AM Re: here's an odd thing.. Faldage 09/20/2008 12:36 PM Re: here's an odd thing.. The Pook 09/20/2008 12:56 PM Re: here's an odd thing.. Faldage 09/20/2008 2:00 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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