Re: Weekly Vocab #1.1.1 (repost #1)

Charlie,
 Which site was that, because googled too and it
confirmed what Henrik said ... making me doubt myself.
I'd love to be confirmed...
 -Elliott

--- caeruleancentaur <caeruleancentaur@...>
wrote:

> >> Elliott Lash wrote:
>
> >> Is it not a rule of Latin grammar that Neuter
> Plurals
> >> can be used with a singular verb, since the -a
> comes
> >> from a collective plural marker....perhaps
> related to
> >> the feminine singular nominative -a.
>
> > Henrik Theiling <theiling@...> wrote:
>
> > No, I just did not pay attention, sorry.  I think
> Greek has the
> > type of agreement Elliott describes, but I don't
> know whether it
> > was found in Latin.  I should probably correct the
> line for the
> > next post on next Friday then.
>
> I did some googling (it took me a while) but finally
> found a site
> that confirms what Elliott said.  My hasty mistake.
> No need to
> correct the line, Henrik.
>
> However, I do wonder if this was an obligatory
> agreement or if
> either singular or plural could be used.
>
> Charlie
>

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