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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: A Grammar Question #152706 12/27/05 11:01 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 We generally go with grammar by form for such matters in the good ole US&A. "The Tigers are …" vs. "Detroit is …" For teams with singular names you would see, e.g., "Cornell is …" and "Big Red is …" In the UK you will frequently see grammar by meaning with such constructions as "Arsenal are …" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted A Grammar Question HoopyFrood 12/27/05 08:00 AM Re: A Grammar Question Faldage 12/27/05 11:01 AM Re: A Grammar Question HoopyFrood 12/27/05 11:22 AM Re: A Grammar Question Buffalo Shrdlu 12/27/05 01:13 PM Re: A Grammar Question of troy 12/27/05 01:52 PM Re: A Glamo(u)r Question zmjezhd 12/27/05 05:17 PM Re: A Glamo(u)r Question wsieber 12/27/05 06:12 PM Re: A Grammar Question HoopyFrood 12/28/05 01:00 AM Re: A Grammar Question inselpeter 12/28/05 11:12 AM Re: A Grammar Question Faldage 12/28/05 11:23 AM Re: A Grammar Question inselpeter 12/28/05 01:41 PM Re: A Grammar Question maygodbwidu 12/28/05 04:19 PM Re: A Grammar Question Faldage 12/29/05 12:18 AM For Kits consuelo 12/29/05 01:00 AM Re: For Kits inselpeter 12/29/05 12:10 PM Re: For Kits tsuwm 12/29/05 03:26 PM Nevermind Safire inselpeter 12/29/05 03:59 PM Re: generic singular they zmjezhd 12/29/05 05:39 PM Re: generic singular they inselpeter 12/29/05 06:19 PM Re: generic singular they zmjezhd 12/30/05 03:11 AM Re: generic singular they sjmaxq 12/30/05 03:43 AM Re: generic singular they maygodbwidu 12/30/05 05:28 PM Re: A Grammar Question Father Steve 12/27/05 01:45 PM Re: A Grammar Question Daedalus 12/30/05 04:48 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,331 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 1,189 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 32 A C Bowden 15 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,542 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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