[etni] Fw: re: question
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- Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 08:19:12 +0200
From: Eitan Levy <moranl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: question
Thanks for the interesting link - however in contrast to what is
written there, both "Webster's New World Dictionary" and "The
American Heritage Dictionary" list "police" as both singular and
plural, depending on usage.
Eitan
Michaela wrote:
>I just know "police are...', but you can have a source based explanation at
>the following site
>http://www.oup.com/uk/booksites/content/0199296251/essentials/grammartips/
>Adi wrote:
>I need a proven, source- based answer for this one please: is it the Police
>is...., or the Police are. I thought "is" since it seems like another one
>of
>those collective nouns, but i've seen texts that use both. I have a student
>pressing on this one, so any proof one way or another will be
>appreicated...
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