| From: | John Leland <lelandconlang@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, September 22, 2004, 7:10 |
In a message dated 9/21/04 9:42:26 PM Pacific Daylight Time, trwier@UCHICAGO.EDU writes: << "The United States of America *is*" >> I believe Shelby Foote or some pundit on the Civil War TV series said that the normal usage before the Civil War was "The United States are" John Leland