gone were/was

0 There's not a plural word in the whole sentence! 01i00was02i00!02br
00Was this supposed to be a trick question? 05002br
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0 I thought it was because I saw 'were' used. Really can't believe what's on the Internet! 0-

0 I wonder if that was from a non-English speaker. In many languages "hair" is treated as a plural, but not in English.02br
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0 Also in Yorkshire02br
00My/Me hair were longer in them days. 0-

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01cite10optilang12cite10Also in Yorkshire12br
10My/Me hair were longer in them days. 12br
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10 Hmmm. Very interesting. I did not know that.02br
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10 Gone were/was her dark auburn hair. 12br
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10Which is correct?12br
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10Neither. Gone 01b00is02b00 her dark auburn hair. 0-

0Before she died, she woke up one morning, looked in the mirror and could not believe her eyes. Gone was her dark auburn hair. 0-

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01cite10New2grammar12cite10 can't believe what's on the Internet!12blockquote

10Do you want some more examples? I can give you a lot! You won't believe it! 05000 Yeah, the net is a mess.02br
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00As Jim said, in some languages hair is plural (mine too, and that's why I tend to make that mistake a

0 In some places in England the traditional dialect will use 'were' for a singular situation - it's not just reserved for hair.02br
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00His leg were shot right off!02br
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00The shop were just down the lane. 0-

0LOL, I really didn't know that! But I knew British English was one of the craziest. 05002br
00I thought the opposite was true and slightly more common, that is, the singular was used instead of the plural. Almost like AliG, to give you a funny example...05102br
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