Re: USAGE: THEORY/USAGE: irregular English plurals (was: RE:
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, May 22, 2002, 22:55 |
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And Rosta wrote:
> It's a well-known American/Non-American difference. Is it totally
> out in your dialect, or merely more marked?
I can't speak for John, but for me "the team are" is as ungrammatical as
"the man are"
> Can you say "The buffalo are scarce today", "These buffalo were
> tracked down yesterday"? How about "antelope"? "Wildebeeste"?
Buffalo yes, antelope, I wouldn't say "the antelope are", but it's not
completely ungrammatical for me; wildebeest, I think so. I'm not
entirely sure, tho. It's not exactly a common word. :-)
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