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Default Not happy with "The staff are happy" OR "The staff is happy"

Terry

Contrary to what Graham seems to believe, usage evolves by its very nature,
historically, and geographically.

And determining what is the current usage in a given area requires deep
statistical and linguistical analysis, which few people are able or willing
to do.

In any case who would bother to follow their recommendations?

Robert

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On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 16:00:28 +0100, Terry Farrell wrote:

Robert

That just about covers every possibility. It could be summed up as 'anything
goes.'

Terry Farrell