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From: barney2 on 3 Aug 2006 09:42 In article <1154609788_6217(a)sp6iad.superfeed.net>, keithspam(a)kwillshaw.nospam.demon.co.uk (Keith W) wrote: > *From:* "Keith W" <keithspam(a)kwillshaw.nospam.demon.co.uk> > *Date:* Thu, 3 Aug 2006 14:06:24 +0100 > > > <barney2(a)cix.compulink.co.uk> wrote in message > news:_5KdnXhw-oI3c0zZnZ2dnUVZ8qSdnZ2d(a)pipex.net... > > In article <1154595253_5489(a)sp6iad.superfeed.net>, > > keithspam(a)kwillshaw.nospam.demon.co.uk (Keith W) wrote: > > > > >> > >> In fact I have a hard time bringing any single organisations > >> to mind that are referred to in the plural with the exception > >> of HM Customs and Excise > > > > To be fair, most of the examples you cite are /sometimes/ referred to > > in > > the plural (it's not unusual, for example, to read a newspaper story > > saying "The RSPCA are appealing for blah blah blah"). But it's > > certainly > > far from a hard and fast rule. > > > > Its also bad English It's common usage, though; e.g. from The Guardian's style guide: sports teams take plural verbs: Wednesday were relegated again, Australia were beaten by an innings, etc; but note that in a business context, they are singular like other companies, eg Leeds United posted its biggest loss to date
From: Dave Frightens Me on 3 Aug 2006 09:47 On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 23:10:27 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: >David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and >deansgate writes: > >> It was irony, numbnuts. > >Are you sure? Do you understand irony? -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- --
From: Dave Frightens Me on 3 Aug 2006 09:48 On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 12:19:11 +0200, Martin <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: >On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 12:13:11 +0200, Dave Frightens Me ><deepfreudmoors(a)eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote: > >>On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 15:51:58 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> >>wrote: >> >>>Dave Frightens Me writes: >>> >>>> On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 14:36:25 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >Dave Frightens Me writes: >>>> > >>>> >> You asked "What does that make >>>> >> [Doctors without Borders]?". That can only be read as the >>>> >> organisation. >>>> > >>>> >Then why do the British refer to organizations with plural forms of >>>> >verbs? >>>> >>>> You should know the reason, if you teach the language. >>> >>>Yes. They do it because they are thinking of people within the >>>organization. Thus, Doctors without Borders can indeed be read as >>>something other than the organization, contrary to your assertion. >>>QED. >> >>You said 'can indeed be' and not 'is', thus is it not demonstrated, >>but merely a possibility, and an unlikely one at that. > >Ignore him and get down to Lidl. 24x0.5 litres of weissen bier for EUR >10 at the moment. They're out of stock. They have PALLETES of the Strong stuff, but no weiss... -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- --
From: Miguel Cruz on 3 Aug 2006 10:15 Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Miguel Cruz writes: >> When I lived in Washington DC a few years ago there were two local >> loop providers that had reached my street. The incumbent (Verizon) >> and someone else, I forgot who. They can just go into the manhole >> and switch your drop. > > So you can only have one provider at a time? That's a monopoly. How many restaurants can you eat in at a time? miguel -- Photos from 40 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu Latest photos: Malaysia; Thailand; Singapore; Spain; Morocco Airports of the world: http://airport.u.nu
From: Miguel Cruz on 3 Aug 2006 10:17
Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: > How do they change the local loop without any physical intervention? In places where multiple local loop providers pass your home, you could easily have separate pairs drawn to your demarc if you really wanted to. The cost would be trivial. Then you can switch every week, or use multiple providers at once, or whatever you like. No truck roll required. miguel -- Photos from 40 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu Latest photos: Malaysia; Thailand; Singapore; Spain; Morocco Airports of the world: http://airport.u.nu |