Spelling & grammar nazis be damned. Write it like you say it I say. :-)
Cheers, Dave At 11:31 AM 5/05/2008, ann sanfedele wrote: >I simply didn't know that about the brit singular/plural company name... > >you say tomahto and I say tomayto > >ann > >Paul Stenquist wrote: > > >British English treats company names as plurals. American English > >treats them as singular. The Brit system works better when it comes > >to pronouns. It's hard to think of Mercedes-Benz or AIG as an "it." > >The plural pronoun, "they," sounds correct to most ears. However, if > >one uses the plural verb and says "Mercedes-Benz are introducing > >another new model in the fall," it sounds awkward to the American ear > >but not to the Brits. It's just another transatlantic difference. > >Americans routinely use a plural pronoun and a singular verb, as in > >"Mercedes-Benz is introducing a new model in the fall. They expect it > >to sell very well." Bad, but it's just another example of how the > >colonists have corrupted the language. I don't know which way the > >Canadians swing on that number. > >Paul > >On May 4, 2008, at 5:21 PM, William Robb wrote: -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
