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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
This group of words are annoying
This is definitely my current grammatical pet peeve:
"The pair are happy..."
"Best Western are looking for workers..."
"(Insert almost any band name) have good songs..."
"Investor group sell shares..." Just to name a few. It drives me up the wall. I notice it everyday here in Ireland, and it seems to be even more prevalent in the UK.
I can understand that this happens especially if a singular word can be substituted with "they".
"The pair are happy..."
"Best Western are looking for workers..."
"(Insert almost any band name) have good songs..."
"Investor group sell shares..." Just to name a few. It drives me up the wall. I notice it everyday here in Ireland, and it seems to be even more prevalent in the UK.
I can understand that this happens especially if a singular word can be substituted with "they".
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AnonymousI can understand that this happens especially if a singular word can be substituted with "they".You must be used to American English.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_American_and_British_
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AlpheccaStarsYou must be used to American English.One wonders, though. "This group ... are annoying" (the header of the thread) seems not to have been annoying.
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"Where's that five pounds I lent you?
Twenty miles is a ,nog way to walk.
Three pints of beer isn't enough to get drunk.
I want to stay for another three weeks.
We'll need an extra ten pounds.
He's been waiting a good twenty-five minutes.
I go to Ireland every six weeks.
More than one person is going to lose his job.
Fish and chips is getting very expensive."
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Twenty miles is a ,nog way to walk.
Three pints of beer isn't enough to get drunk.
I want to stay for another three weeks.
We'll need an extra ten pounds.
He's been waiting a good twenty-five minutes.
I go to Ireland every six weeks.
More than one person is going to lose his job.
Fish and chips is getting very expensive."
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I'm surprised an intelligent bunch like you(s) didn't pick up on the sarcasm.
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The examples you posted are all correct.
My pet peeve is seeing, especially in the UK and Ireland, things like this:
"Centurion Black scores as Ulster go top of Pro12"
This is what I'm talking about. Go to RTE or BBC and you'll see headlines like this everyday. "Ce
My pet peeve is seeing, especially in the UK and Ireland, things like this:
"Centurion Black scores as Ulster go top of Pro12"
This is what I'm talking about. Go to RTE or BBC and you'll see headlines like this everyday. "Ce
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Let me ask you this:
If Eileen suffers from multiple personality disorder, would you say Eileen suffer from personality disorder?
If Eileen suffers from multiple personality disorder, would you say Eileen suffer from personality disorder?
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