----- Original Message ----- From: <marlenegay@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Question Your immediate family - is in the singular as in: My family likes to discuss politics at the dinner table. Family implying relatives - use the plural form as in: My family live in the States. Ariel wrote: > and what about "family"? > I remember reading somewhere the sentence: > his family live there... ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - www.etni.org ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------