Jul 3, 2020
Okay, I'm brushing up on my grammar skills, and just came across this gem: ~~~~~~~~
Collective nouns have a unique property: they take singular verbs in American English and plural verbs in International (U.K.) English
The team is late. (U.S.)
The team are late. (U.K.)
This difference is most obvious when dealing with proper collectives, such as business names. IBM are… sounds odd to Americans.
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Is this true?!?? So for example, is it true an American would say, "The orchestra is in a competition" but a Brit would say, "The orchestra are in a competition"?? Or an American would say, "The staff is enjoying a luncheon" but a Brit would say, "The staff are enjoying a luncheon"??
