On Tue, 19 Aug 2008, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
Hi Reuben,
Thanks for the report.
* Reuben Thomas wrote on Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 05:30:53PM CEST:
"None of these rules do support" -> "None of these rules supports"
(Two corrections: "do" is redundant, "None" is singular.)
Hmm, I guess. I needed to look at
<http://www.llrx.com/columns/grammar1.htm>
Yeah, I see it says "singular or plural", and I wouldn't complain much about
a plural use. Pedants on this side of the pond tend to prefer singular,
though, and I feel that the distinction can be used to good effect depending
on context: singular where there's an "each" feel and plural for an "all"
vibe.
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