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Old 11-11-2017, 10:06 AM   #359 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Trollheart View Post
Hmm. Interesting catch. I think it's one of those things, is it they or is it it? Like when your favourite football team is playing, do you say, Aston Villa are playing or Aston Villa is playing? I always say the former, as the club is made up of separate individuals, and in the case of Virgin, yes it's a single entity but the corporation is made up of millions of little cockroaches, sorry salespeople, who offer the deals. I'd probably still say "are", just because it sounds better.
Nah it should be is or else we would apply this to countries as well.
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