Comments on: Amazon/UPS Deal http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/25/amazonups-deal/ Website of Joshua McGee Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:18:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Dave (Site Brother) http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/25/amazonups-deal/#comment-45600 Dave (Site Brother) Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:04:43 +0000 http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/25/amazonups-deal/#comment-45600 Don't you mean "I think it <b>are</b> an error"? Don’t you mean “I think it are an error”?

]]> By: Joshua <i>(Site Owner)</i> http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/25/amazonups-deal/#comment-45595 Joshua (Site Owner) Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:47:16 +0000 http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/25/amazonups-deal/#comment-45595 Right. That's what I figured he would say, too. You're basing it on whether the nouns themselves are plural, not whether they are collective nouns. And while that's normal, in the same way that saying "I know where he's at" is normal, I think it's an <i>error</i>. Right.  That’s what I figured he would say, too.  You’re basing it on whether the nouns themselves are plural, not whether they are collective nouns.  And while that’s normal, in the same way that saying “I know where he’s at” is normal, I think it’s an error.

]]> By: Moog http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/25/amazonups-deal/#comment-45594 Moog Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:32:59 +0000 http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/25/amazonups-deal/#comment-45594 I don't know how Dave would "handle" them, but I would say “The Strokes have a new album” “Hootie and the Blowfish have a new album” “The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra has a new album” “Pearl Jam has a new album” The justification is that, in my world, Pearl Jam and LA Phil are each one thing, a set, and the other names refer to the elements of their respective sets. So I'd say, "The group, The Strokes, HAS a new album," since group is one, a singular collective noun. I don’t know how Dave would “handle” them, but I would say
“The Strokes have a new album”
“Hootie and the Blowfish have a new album”
“The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra has a new album”
“Pearl Jam has a new album”

The justification is that, in my world, Pearl Jam and LA Phil are each one thing, a set, and the other names refer to the elements of their respective sets. So I’d say, “The group, The Strokes, HAS a new album,” since group is one, a singular collective noun.

]]> By: Joshua <i>(Site Owner)</i> http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/25/amazonups-deal/#comment-45574 Joshua (Site Owner) Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:21:06 +0000 http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/25/amazonups-deal/#comment-45574 Isn't that the rule, though? It's a <i>company</i> composed of <i>people</i>: "The people who work at Amazon apparently have…" ⇒ "Amazon apparently have…" This is one of those cases where I think the British are actually <i>completely right</i> and Americans <i>completely wrong</i>. It freaks you out? How would you do these? "The Strokes <b>has/have</b> a new album" "Hootie and the Blowfish <b>has/have</b> a new album" "The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra <b>has/have</b> a new album" "Pearl Jam <b>has/have</b> a new album" If you would handle these differently, what is the justification? Isn’t that the rule, though?  It’s a company composed of people:

“The people who work at Amazon apparently have…” ⇒ “Amazon apparently have…”

This is one of those cases where I think the British are actually completely right and Americans completely wrong.  It freaks you out?  How would you do these?

“The Strokes has/have a new album”
“Hootie and the Blowfish has/have a new album”
“The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra has/have a new album”
“Pearl Jam has/have a new album”

If you would handle these differently, what is the justification?

]]> By: Dave (Site Brother) http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/25/amazonups-deal/#comment-45573 Dave (Site Brother) Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:15:14 +0000 http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/25/amazonups-deal/#comment-45573 "Amazon apparently have..." "How much are Amazon..." Stop it! STOP IT! It's freaking me out. “Amazon apparently have…”
“How much are Amazon…”

Stop it! STOP IT! It’s freaking me out.

]]> By: mall shopping http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/25/amazonups-deal/#comment-45615 mall shopping Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/25/amazonups-deal/#comment-45615 <!--%kramer-pre%-->, who has just started selling the iPod touch 32GB model, is very much interested in your business. So much so, that they are offering customers a free 1GB iPod shuffle with the purchase of an iPod touch 32GB. ... MacUser - http://www.macuser.com/Amazon/UPS DealBy Joshua OK, so, Amazon, yeah? As discussed previously, Amazon apparently have some sweetheart (but non-exclusive) deal with UPS. I verified this with the franchise owner of “my” UPS Store, who seems to know what he<!--%kramer-post%--> links from Technorati, who has just started selling the iPod touch 32GB model, is very much interested in your business. So much so, that they are offering customers a free 1GB iPod shuffle with the purchase of an iPod touch 32GB. …    MacUser - http://www.macuser.com/Amazon/UPS DealBy Joshua  OK, so, Amazon, yeah? As discussed previously, Amazon apparently have some sweetheart (but non-exclusive) deal with UPS. I verified this with the franchise owner of “my” UPS Store, who seems to know what he

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