0
Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Business & Finance
Using "are" vs "is" when talking about businesses.
When you're talking about a business as a single entity, and not referring to the business as the group of employees that make it, would you say "Microsoft are cool" or "Microsoft is cool"? In every online article I read, it seems that all of the writers choose to say "Microsoft are cool". That is, of course, just an example.
It would seem to me that if you were going to talk about the business as the single entity that it is, you would use "is". Here are a couple more examples:
My way: Intel is in control of the CPU market.
Their way: Intel are in control of the CPU market.
My way: Apple is not saying anything about the iPhone 5.
Their way: Apple are not saying anything about the iPhone 5.
So which is it? Are all of those article writers merely sheep walking off a cliff, or am I the one missing something here?
It would seem to me that if you were going to talk about the business as the single entity that it is, you would use "is". Here are a couple more examples:
My way: Intel is in control of the CPU market.
Their way: Intel are in control of the CPU market.
My way: Apple is not saying anything about the iPhone 5.
Their way: Apple are not saying anything about the iPhone 5.
So which is it? Are all of those article writers merely sheep walking off a cliff, or am I the one missing something here?
Top answer
When you're talking about a business as a single entity, and not referring to the business as the group of employees that make it, would you say "Microsoft are cool" or "Microsoft is cool"? - - I'd say 'is'.
- When you're talking about a business as a single entity, and not referring to the business as the group of employees that make it, would you say "Microsoft are cool" or "Microsoft is cool"?
- - - I'd say 'is'.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
1 Answers
0
When you're talking about a business as a single entity, and not referring to the business as the group of employees that make it, would you say "Microsoft are cool" or "Microsoft is cool"? -- I'd say 'is'.
0
Related Questions