To: Berlin_Freeper
Should’nt it be “England IS now officially worse.
vs. “England ARE now officially worse? Unless the word England is now being used as a collective pronoun.
I know, I know, the point of this article was soccer, they don’t give a happy hoot about grammar.
To: lee martell
9 posted on
07/20/2014 1:30:10 PM PDT by
CatherineofAragon
((Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization).)
To: lee martell
… and Scotland isn't far behind
10 posted on
07/20/2014 1:30:56 PM PDT by
Berlin_Freeper
(World Cup 2014 Final: Germany 1 Argentina 0)
To: lee martell
13 posted on
07/20/2014 1:51:16 PM PDT by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: lee martell
Ya that was the first thing I saw too......
To: lee martell
Should’nt it be “England IS now officially worse. vs. “England ARE now officially worse? Unless the word England is now being used as a collective pronoun.
I've noticed that the British always seem to use the names of sports teams in the collective sense (e.g. the United were in Liverpool last night). Here, they appear to be referring to "England" as the English World Cup team, rather than the country, and so are in keeping with the collective tradition. And it is grammatically correct, although it sounds odd to the American ear.
25 posted on
07/20/2014 3:45:12 PM PDT by
fr_freak
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