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Collective nouns - the family lt;has, have gt; - WordReference Forums It takes a plural verb when it refers to the members of the group considered as individuals, as in My family are always fighting among themselves But in British English: In British usage, however, collective nouns are more often treated as plurals: The government have not announced a new policy The team are playing in the test matches
all members of the staff - WordReference Forums Hi, guys! I am aware that "staff members" and "members of the staff" are both correct and mean the same I also know that "all of the" and "all" are both correct and mean the same (except before a pronoun, case in which "all of" is required) Is there any problem in using any of the phrases
The team are OR the team is? - WordReference Forums I want to refer to "team" as the team members There is no more sentences regarding it or they I made up the sentence In the absence of further context or information (which you say there is none since you made up the sentence in a vacuum) discussion seems rather limited in utility
special dish vs specialty | WordReference Forums Good day, members! I'm a waiter and I want to recommend a dish to the guests The dish is our best dish and is what the restaurant is famous for Can I say "Try the marbled steak It's our special dish " (I made this up) I've read several posts here about "special dish" and learnt that it can
What do you call a group of people that sings in the Church? You can also say "choir singers" or "choir members" or "members of the choir " There's also the term, "Cantor", which is used as a term to call the soloist or sometimes the choir director
The jury is are - WordReference Forums The jury is from different parts of the world What is the context? Are you referring to the jury as a single unit (is), or the individual members of the jury (are)?
kǒu gè and hé gēn with family members - WordReference Forums “kǒu” and “hē” would be used in northern China when talking about family members, whereas gè and gēn would be used in southern China Which one of these is considered Standard Mandarin?
Members of the public - WordReference Forums Members of the public means, in theory, everybody However, in practice it's always used in opposition to some specific group, for example: "The theatre doesn't allow members of the public to come backstage" (= people not employed by the theatre)
Please cascade this information - WordReference Forums Hello everyone – my first post here J From time to time I get forwards from my manager The original message is written by one guy, who always sends it to three people at my company He always finishes mails with “Please cascade this information” I wonder if this collocation is proper, or