On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 11:44 PM, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Spelling & grammar nazis be damned. Write it like you say it I say.
Thats what i does. Dave > > :-) > > 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. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- 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.
