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Jazwolf thanks for the clarification. Now I shall never be caught making
such mistake, I hope. Why did I ever learn English? One language is bad enough.
posted by
marieclaire66
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August 9, 2006
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Jen--- Yes, five incorrect pronouns.
posted by
Jazwolf
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August 9, 2006
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MC--- Perhaps I should answer your question. Thus, "their" would go with
"police." And "its" would go with "county."
posted by
Jazwolf
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August 9, 2006
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MarieClaire--- Yes, I do have a good answer. "Police" is plural, so you
would say "the police are taking bribes." If you prefer singular, you should say "the police department is . . ." Also, "county" is singular, so "the county is" would be correct. But incorrect use of the plural pronoun is so pervasive (in English) that right sounds wrong and wrong sounds right.
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Jazwolf
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August 9, 2006
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I'm only seeing 5 pronouns!
posted by
jentoblues101
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August 9, 2006
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Umm I have an idea. but I should turn that into a question.
some collective nouns such as the Police, the County etc, are they counted as singular or plural. The police is/are is then followed by its/their pronouns? That one still gets me confused, it is so much easier in French! as far as this problem is concerned anyway. I am sure you have a good answer to this one.
posted by
marieclaire66
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August 9, 2006
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