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Rajemessage Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

win and won

please explain when and where i should use.
india win or india won.
  

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fivejedjon : Generally, 'India (with a capital 'I') won' would be used if the winning was in the past. However, in newaper headlines, probably the most likely place to see this short utterance, either form can be used. newspaper headlines often use a present tense to make a recent event seem more vivid.

— Fivejedjon

  • fivejedjon : Generally, 'India (with a capital 'I') won' would be used if the winning was in the past.
  • However, in newaper headlines, probably the most likely place to see this short utterance, either form can be used.
  • newspaper headlines often use a present tense to make a recent event seem more vivid.
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fivejedjon:
Generally, 'India (with a capital 'I') won' would be used if the winning was in the past. However, in newaper headlines, probably the most likely place to see this short utterance, either form can be used. newspaper headlines often use a present tense to make a recent event seem more vivid.
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rajemessageplease explain when and where i should use.india win or india won.
If you are from India, you shouldn't use those anywhere. People will see that you don't even know how to write the name of your own country! If you are not from India, then maybe it doesn't matter so much to you, but it would be better to
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CalifJimIndia win is not possible in English.
It is possible on its own in a newspaper headline.
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fivejedjonIt is possible on its own in a newspaper headline.
Yes. It seems somewhat too brief to be very likely, even as a headline, but it is possible.

I don't think the OP was interested in writing headlines, though. We'll be lucky if we get him to capitalize India.
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Quote: "India win" is possible on its own in a newspaper headline.

Hi. This confused me. I can understand "India wins" as a headline, but what would "India win" be trying to say? Something like "Go, India, win"? Or "This article is about India's win"?

Thanks.
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sarcandraQuote: "India win" is possible on its own in a newspaper headline.Hi. This confused me. I can understand "India wins" as a headline, but what would "India win" be trying to say? Something like "Go, India, win"? Or "This article is about India's win"?Thanks.
In British English, collective nouns can be considered as plural.

The government ar
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fivejedjonIn British English, collective nouns can be considered as plural.
Right. The last thing an American would think of. Like Sarcandra I too was confused. It wasn't until about a half hour after I read your reply that, as you guys/blokes say, the penny dropped.
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I have just noticed that I gave these two examples in my last post:

India (the cricket team) are putting up a good show.
'India win' could be headline English for 'India has won (the latest match)' or 'A win for India (in the latest match)!'

Neither is incorrect, but I am surprised at my lack of consistency. Normally, once we have subconsciously de
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