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Child suffers serious injuries after dog attack in northeast Charlotte
wcnc.com ^ | August 22, 2024 | Nathaniel Puente

Posted on 08/24/2024 5:42:44 AM PDT by marktwain

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To: WXRGina

Exactly.


21 posted on 08/24/2024 9:17:31 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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To: aquila48

Same here.


22 posted on 08/24/2024 9:17:50 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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To: null and void

It is improper grammar.


23 posted on 08/24/2024 9:18:44 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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To: WXRGina

Yes!


24 posted on 08/24/2024 9:19:43 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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To: Niteranger68

Actually, “was” is correct here. The collective noun “group” calls for the singular form “was”; the plural “children” is just part of the phrase modifying “group.”


25 posted on 08/24/2024 9:26:25 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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To: marktwain

Dog’s more like Bears...
Makes sense.
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26 posted on 08/24/2024 9:48:51 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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To: marktwain
The third dog then bit the victim and dragged them down the driveway, according to police.

"Them" indicates plural. Frantic to avoid mentioning the sex of the child, the journo-morons use it as a singular.

27 posted on 08/24/2024 11:36:03 AM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Finish the damned WALL! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH! )
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To: RRismyhero
This writer, I suspect, used “them” intentionally.

Fearing a visit from the pronoun police, no doubt.

28 posted on 08/24/2024 11:38:44 AM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Finish the damned WALL! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH! )
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