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0 The word faculty. Is it considered singular or plural when referring to a department's faculty-many professors? 02br
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0 Hi Beth, 02br 02br 00"faculty" is singular, like "group" or "association" 0-

— Abbie1948

  • 0 Hi Beth, 02br 02br 00"faculty" is singular, like "group" or "association" 0-
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0 Hi Beth, 02br
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0 I'd say that that's my usage too, Abbie & Beth but a googled sample seems to leave us in the minority. 02br
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00762,000 English pages for "faculty is". 02br
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001,910,000 English pages for "faculty are". 02br
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00Maybe I, like many other ENLs, use 'is' when I perceive it as an 'amorphous' group and 'are' when the perception
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0Hi, You might also want to glance at the thread 'My company ARE or IS'. 02br
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