Thus spaketh [EMAIL PROTECTED] <> on : : Subject: RE: [OT] Re: [hlds_linux] New Security Modules -November 21 :: Then again, The group of people *tell* us : : Jesus, man... That's a big negative. The group of people : *tells* us. A group is a singular entity, alright? That's just : how it is.
Here are just a few references. Can we end this now? If you want more, go to Google and type in "subject-verb agreement" and find a reference that suits you. http://uwc.tamu.edu/handouts/grammar/svagree.html (scroll to #6)http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslsubverb.html (#10) http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/SubjectVerb.html (When a collective noun is used) : The guy made a typo. Someone corrected him on it : (unnecessarily, I might add). He tried to defend his typo. : And now we have people trying to convince others that "the : group tell us". Someone pointed out his typo, I defended it (and a typo it most likely was), but I was doing so to be an ass. I should've known better. The original author is blameless. -- Tim _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
