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[Jill Hives]

Jill, as an American, are you a fan of The Clashes?

The Clash are amazing.
Squarehead is the new Jogging.

 

[Goodbye]

Which one is Belle and which one is Sebastian in the Belles and the Sebastian's?

 

[Lili Marlene]

Now that I think about it I don't think I refer to any band in the singular.

hmm

 

[ann post]

well, not to be pedantic.

but its













I AM JOHN.

 

[Scientician 0.8]

I'm with Moods on this one.

Americans would say RUSH is amazing because they're talking about a single thing, the band RUSH.

I would say RUSH are amazing because I'm referring to the group of people who comprise the band RUSH.

I'm with das nugs and Moodsy on this one.

 

[GO]

i have been known to say Black flag rocks

 

[Lili Marlene]

well, not to be pedantic.

but its













I AM JOHN.

I are John

 

[washingcattle]

well, not to be pedantic.

Well not to be rude, ignorant, confrontational, brash, vulgar and antagonistic but I hate when people say things like this*. You cunt.


*Actually What you said was funny and I've been dying to say that in real life so I couldn't hold it any more.

 

[Goodbye]

Since when is Thumped real life?

 

[washingcattle]

It's not. I just couldn't hold on to it any longer.

Actually I could have explained that better.

 

[ann post]

Since when are Thumped real life?

fixed

 

[snakybus]

Am we odd? Or....are I odd?

 

[ann post]

am we human, or is i dancers?

 

[shower another shower]

we're ALL DEVO.

 

[Moods For Mallards]

thats a terrible example, as the beatles has and 's' at the end.

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No it's not a terrible example, it's the perfect example. Let me clarify. An American might say:
The Beatles were a great band but The Clash was also a great band with many excellent qualities.
Whereas someone from Ireland or Britain might say:
The Beatles were a great band but The Clash were also a great band with many excellent qualities.

 

[Moods For Mallards]

Not Jill Hives though, she's a law unto herself.

 

[Lili Marlene]

The Beatles were a great band but The Clash was also a great band with many excellent qualities.

Oh good god no! It hurts my ears and I haven't even heard it said aloud yet

I'm gonna go bump the casual anti-american thread, this is disastrous

 

[Space]

I always thought the proper way was singular, good to know I was actually saying it right all this time.

 

[ann post]

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=american+grammar&word2=english+grammar

i think in this case although winning the battle, english grammar loses the war by having to be googled more often.

 

[washingcattle]

That thing isn't accurate

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=islam&word2=christianity