[projectaon] Re: Errata Sprint Addendum #5 -- Sing. vs. pl. (cont'd)
- From: Timothy Pederick <pederick@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:34:28 +0800
On 12 July 2011 16:24, David Davis <feline1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I tend to view this whole singular-vs-plural thing as a British vs
> American English usage,
> which doesn't bother me much personally,
> but I trust you guys to pick one way and keep it consistent!
>
I never realised this -- I guess I thought it was just a general ambiguity
where dialects *might* have some tendencies to one side or the other -- but
it turns out you're quite correct.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_differences#Formal_and_notional_agreement
--
Tim Pederick
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