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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Leave campaign
“The fact that the leave campaign are getting things as straightforward as this wrong should call into judgment the bigger argument about leaving the EU.” (The Guardian.)
Is "the leave campaign" plural in the above?
Does "things as straightforward as this wrong" imply that 'straightforward things are equally wrong as this wrong one' in the cited sentence?
Is "the leave campaign" plural in the above?
Does "things as straightforward as this wrong" imply that 'straightforward things are equally wrong as this wrong one' in the cited sentence?
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Anonymous 'straightforward things are equally wrong as this wrong one' in the cited sentence? No. They misinterpret very simple things in a wrong way.
- Anonymous 'straightforward things are equally wrong as this wrong one' in the cited sentence?
- No.
- They misinterpret very simple things in a wrong way.
- Anonymous Is "the leave campaign" plural in the above?
- Yes.
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Anonymous'straightforward things are equally wrong as this wrong one' in the cited sentence?No.
They misinterpret very simple things in a wrong way.
AnonymousIs "the leave campaign" plural in the above?Yes. It is British English, which considers a group of people as plural. (Team, band, company, etc.)
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