Not happy with "The staff are happy" OR "The staff is happy"
I believe that MS licence the proofing tools from an outside source. Every
once in a while, we are requested to provide any bugs with the proofing
tools: these will be added to the long list.
Terry
"gs" wrote in message
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for English Canada in Word 2003:rejects
The staff is happy
but accepts
Hundreds of Staff of the company is working through the night for the
project.
A hundred Staff of the company is working through the night for the
project.
A hundreds Staff of the company is working through the night for the
project.
Staff of the company is working through the night for the project.
A Staff of hundred the company is working through the night for the
project.
Word 2003 expects
The staffs are happy
and reject the "staff is"
while ' The staffs are happy" may be debatable,
"A Hundreds" definitely should not be accepted
Well, I guess we just can't rely on words spelling and grammar checking
entirely or else we have laughable to ludicrous writing to show
I won't surprised there may be debate among the ms developers what should
be accepted with the wide diversity of ethnic, lingual background among
them.
BTW outlook express does accept "The staff is happy" but then it also
accepts
The staffs is happy
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