http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/common-grammar-mistakes-pronouns/ A Whatis.com Blog Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:12:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/common-grammar-mistakes-pronouns/#comment-32 JayVeeGee Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:44:08 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/common-grammar-mistakes-pronouns/#comment-32 I agree, but I am an American. There seems to be an British English usage (that grates on my ears and seems especially prevalent with sports announcers) where company names are treated like plural entities: IBM are...; the same applies to sports teams: Arsenal are ... The side have ... I choose to believe that they are wrong. I agree, but I am an American. There seems to be an British English usage (that grates on my ears and seems especially prevalent with sports announcers) where company names are treated like plural entities: IBM are…; the same applies to sports teams: Arsenal are … The side have … I choose to believe that they are wrong.

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