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Ladder cpu 675 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Collective nouns in the singular as sources of agreement

Dear colleagues, which is better:

Your personnel receives grain from my granary’

OR

Your personnel receive grain from my granary’

  

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Both are equally good. The plural verb has been used in British English for almost 200 years with singular nouns referring to a number of people. CB

— Cool Breeze

  • Both are equally good.
  • The plural verb has been used in British English for almost 200 years with singular nouns referring to a number of people.
  • CB
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Both are equally good. The plural verb has been used in British English for almost 200 years with singular nouns referring to a number of people.

CB

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ladder cpu 675Dear colleagues, which is better:

In which language - British English or American English?

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