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]]> By: James S. Oppenheim http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2010/07/27/facebooks-tips-for-journalists-and-publishers/#comment-16354 James S. Oppenheim Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:23:25 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=9107#comment-16354 First, I feel I should have sent a note, not made a comment; however, having made the comment and looked over the responses, perhaps this reminder will suffice to close the issue while keeping quite alive the enthusiasms and pleasures afforded by our language: our understanding of grammar derives from observation of a quite alive, lively, and evolving phenomenon, not design. We simple Yanks in the 1960's got an elementary rule in case separated from any underlying sensibility having to do with the noun involved. The effect involved, and this may be especially so for those of us tuned often to the music of the language, is that of jarring the ear. Although Facebook, the organization, may contain many elements, "Facebook have" sounds strange to this ear. Frankly, I've had a problem with "whilst" as well, but may agree here that such is my problem, not yours. --Jim First, I feel I should have sent a note, not made a comment; however, having made the comment and looked over the responses, perhaps this reminder will suffice to close the issue while keeping quite alive the enthusiasms and pleasures afforded by our language: our understanding of grammar derives from observation of a quite alive, lively, and evolving phenomenon, not design.

We simple Yanks in the 1960′s got an elementary rule in case separated from any underlying sensibility having to do with the noun involved. The effect involved, and this may be especially so for those of us tuned often to the music of the language, is that of jarring the ear. Although Facebook, the organization, may contain many elements, “Facebook have” sounds strange to this ear.

Frankly, I’ve had a problem with “whilst” as well, but may agree here that such is my problem, not yours. –Jim

]]> By: Paul Bradshaw http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2010/07/27/facebooks-tips-for-journalists-and-publishers/#comment-16353 Paul Bradshaw Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:54:08 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=9107#comment-16353 Thanks - it seems I stand corrected. But you US guys should still say "England have" when talking about the football team ;) Thanks – it seems I stand corrected. But you US guys should still say “England have” when talking about the football team ;)

]]> By: Jon Bounds http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2010/07/27/facebooks-tips-for-journalists-and-publishers/#comment-16352 Jon Bounds Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:52:03 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=9107#comment-16352 From Wikipedia (which I believe to be right in this instance)" "The difference occurs for all nouns of multitude, both general terms such as team and company and proper nouns (for example, where a place name is used to refer to a sports team). For instance, BrE: The Clash are a well-known band; AmE: The Clash is a well-known band. BrE: Spain are the champions; AmE: Spain is the champion. Proper nouns that are plural in form take a plural verb in both AmE and BrE; for example, The Beatles are a well-known band; The Saints are the champions." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_differences#Formal_and_notional_agreement From Wikipedia (which I believe to be right in this instance)”

“The difference occurs for all nouns of multitude, both general terms such as team and company and proper nouns (for example, where a place name is used to refer to a sports team). For instance,

BrE: The Clash are a well-known band; AmE: The Clash is a well-known band.
BrE: Spain are the champions; AmE: Spain is the champion.

Proper nouns that are plural in form take a plural verb in both AmE and BrE; for example, The Beatles are a well-known band; The Saints are the champions.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_differences#Formal_and_notional_agreement

]]> By: James S. Oppenheim http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2010/07/27/facebooks-tips-for-journalists-and-publishers/#comment-16350 James S. Oppenheim Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:27:04 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=9107#comment-16350 "Facebook have launched . . . ." Sigh. "Facebook has launched . . . ." Until you are grammatically plural, you are singular. “Facebook have launched . . . .”

Sigh.

“Facebook has launched . . . .”

Until you are grammatically plural, you are singular.

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