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Referring to collectives as singulars for that purpose is not American, and also not incorrect.

It's horrible.

Also Collins thinks you're wrong:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ ... e+noun?s=t

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In British usage, however, plural verbs are sometimes employed in this context, esp when reference is being made to a collection of individual objects or people rather than to the group as a unit: the family are all on holiday.


Your link goes nowhere and your quote supports me by saying your usage is done only sometimes.

So, between that and MrKissyfur LAWYERING you, yay!

This link is much more informative anyway:
http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2011 ... ive-nouns/

It seems we're all correct to varying degrees.

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I like movies.

Good for you. Now get the fuck out of our grammar thread.

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I hate the way Americans refer to sports teams as individuals. An example? Why, of course! In the Olympic Ice Hockey, the US guys would say things like "Finland needs to play better to overturn that deficit" instead of "Finland need to play better...". It just bugs me, m'kay

Yes, that annoys me too. They do it with any kind of organisation, like bands too. "Nickelback has announced a new tour" :spew:


It's interesting that Brazilians do the exact same thing. They also give their children stupid names, just like Americans do.


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So when you say "my' you actually mean "the team that I support".

Consider this my fewer ;)

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MrsPaz works in the care industry. For reasons of dignity, they have to refer to their clients as "Persons supported". It's very much ingrained into their language.


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MrsPaz works in the care industry. For reasons of dignity, they have to refer to their clients as "Persons supported". It's very much ingrained into their language.

That makes sense. After all, they don't own them, do they?

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MrsPaz works in the care industry. For reasons of dignity, they have to refer to their clients as "Persons supported". It's very much ingrained into their language.

Time was they used to be "clients", and then "service users", but yes it's now "persons we support" which doesn't roll off the tongue anywhere near as readily.


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Whatever you choose to call them I'm pretty sure you're supposed to keep your tongue away from them.

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We watched Shuttlecock the other day and it was thoroughly excellent. It turns out that I seem to be the only person on the planet not to have already seen it, but everyone I've spoken to about it today agreed it is excellent.

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Just watched CHEAP THRILLS.

A dark, twisted, satirical indie thriller / drama / jet-black comedy.

The trailer will give you a good idea of what to expect but it only hints at how twisted / nasty this film gradually gets.

Very well made & quality acting. 8/10 (if you have the stomach for it).

Edit : P.S. Just looked up the critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes & they seem to like it too :

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cheap_thrills_2013/


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Yeah, I thought Cheap Thrills was pretty good. Not amazing, and I didn't quite buy it, but enjoyable regardless.


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Tonight's film was The Call, starring Halle Berry and produced by WWE Studios (so you get bonus David Otunga).

In a shocking twist, it's really quite good.

Until the end, which is bullshit. But the rest of it is really good.

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I saw The Zero Theorem the other day and I really liked it.

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We watched Shuttlecock the other day and it was thoroughly excellent. It turns out that I seem to be the only person on the planet not to have already seen it, but everyone I've spoken to about it today agreed it is excellent.


I'll translate:

Shutter Island.

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We watched Shuttlecock the other day and it was thoroughly excellent. It turns out that I seem to be the only person on the planet not to have already seen it, but everyone I've spoken to about it today agreed it is excellent.


I'll translate:

Shutter Island.

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That could have gone back and forth for ages....

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Watched A Scanner Darkly for the second time.

Winona Ryder looks incredibly hot.


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That could have gone back and forth for ages....

I had to turn the sound down, as it made a racquet.

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Mr Russell wrote:
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We watched Shuttlecock the other day and it was thoroughly excellent. It turns out that I seem to be the only person on the planet not to have already seen it, but everyone I've spoken to about it today agreed it is excellent.


I'll translate:

Shutter Island.


Amazing scenes.

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Oh :D

I had a text about this that just said 'Shuttlecock!!! Still Laughing'. I had no idea what the text was about so was told to check this thread. How odd!

I'm sure shuttlecock is an excellent film, too. And we should totally make this movie atthe cottage.

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Shuttlecock was excellent indeed; it probably began my change of opinion about Leonardo DiCaprio as an actor.


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We watched Shuttlecock the other day and it was thoroughly excellent. It turns out that I seem to be the only person on the planet not to have already seen it, but everyone I've spoken to about it today agreed it is excellent.


I'll translate:

Shutter Island.


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Mr Russell wrote:
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We watched Shuttlecock the other day and it was thoroughly excellent. It turns out that I seem to be the only person on the planet not to have already seen it, but everyone I've spoken to about it today agreed it is excellent.


I'll translate:

Shutter Island.

I'll remove this from Couch Potato then.

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nOT NECESSARY, THOUGH THAT IS NOT THE FILM WE WATCHED

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You're typing with knitting needles aren't you?

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Drunk at work, more like.

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Drunk at work, more like.

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Drunk at work, more like.

Aren't we all?

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My birthday film was "Under the Skin" a low budget, film 4, lottery funded film starring Scarlett Johansson and a load of Scottish guys.

Reminds me of the sort of film you would have seen on BBC2 or Channel 4 after midnight in the '90s. Quite enjoyable, but not quite as good as it could be.

Oh and it scores one on the Craster Scale.

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Don't tease. It's not Scarlett's scarletts is it?


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Either that or a very similar body double.

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Either that or a very similar body double.

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A quick google suggests it is indeed her.

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Yeah, she is sans clothes in it.

Loved the book, so keen on seeing it.

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An actual proper craster scale moment? Those don't come around too often.


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Mini reviews of film wot I seen:

I like Anchorman but Anchorman 2 was garbage.

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Rio 2. Was okay. The comedy bits were far, far better than the plot, which was basically Avatar.

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World War Z.

Good fun, really enjoyed it, though you have to switch your brain off from questioning the sillier parts of it.

Brad Pitt looks ridiculously like Thor in it.

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Even the "end"?

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Even the "end"?


That was part of me turning my brain off.

I thought the waves of zombies were ace fun.

But Dr Who playing a WHO Dr was fun.

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The new Muppets movie uses CGI Muppets for some scenes. And Gervais is in it. And I don't think it would have been much good anyway.

Why can't they understand that we just want to watch The Muppet Show again?

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The new Muppets movie uses CGI Muppets for some scenes. And Gervais is in it. And I don't think it would have been much good anyway.

Why can't they understand that we just want to watch The Muppet Show again?

The last film was excellent. This one looks poorer for not having Jason Segel involved. And Gervais, obv.

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The new Muppets movie uses CGI Muppets for some scenes. And Gervais is in it. And I don't think it would have been much good anyway.

Why can't they understand that we just want to watch The Muppet Show again?

The last film was excellent.

I thought the last one was good, but this one not so much. They did at least have Rizzo reference the fact that no-one likes Walter, though (although he's still in the new film quite a bit, it's nowhere near as much).

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The new Muppets movie uses CGI Muppets for some scenes. And Gervais is in it. And I don't think it would have been much good anyway.

Why can't they understand that we just want to watch The Muppet Show again?

The last film was excellent. This one looks poorer for not having Jason Segel involved. And Gervais, obv.


I didn't realise until recently that Segel actually wrote the movie and it was his idea to have a movie at all.

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I'm putting my head in my hands and having a good cry over how bad and compromised this Muppets film sounds. I loved the last one. This one just seems stuffed with pointless cameos and bloody Gervais.

Wonder why Segel wasn't involved? Interesting.

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I didn't realise until recently that Segel actually wrote the movie and it was his idea to have a movie at all.

Yep, he pitched the idea to Disney.

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bloody Gervais

He sings. And he does the "David Brent" dance (although only for a few seconds).

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