Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site opus.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!cmcl2!seismo!hao!cires!nbires!opus!rcd From: rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re:Grammer (Sic!) Quiz Message-ID: <551@opus.UUCP> Date: Tue, 19-Jun-84 02:00:32 EDT Article-I.D.: opus.551 Posted: Tue Jun 19 02:00:32 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 21-Jun-84 06:21:45 EDT References: <798@houxm.UUCP> Organization: NBI, Boulder Lines: 10 > In connection with collective and distributive number, it is interesting > to note that the British say that the government are , while Americans > say that the government is. Yes, and both governments undeniably are. However, the British have been known to say that the government does, while Americans most often say it doesn't. -- Dick Dunn {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd (303)444-5710 x3086 ...Cerebus for dictator!