chris wrote: >Really, its probably just my weak grasp of the english language that >causes me to say things in strange ways. :-)
Well, as long as we colonials are digressing about the Brits use of their language, the thing that always jumps out at me is their use of "are" when we would use "is." We watch BBC News every evening, and it always jars my ear when they say something like "Parliament ARE considering a bill" or "Lancaster ARE leading the league in scoring." Of course we would say "Congress IS considering a bill" or "New York IS leading the league." Of course it is called the ENGLISH language, so we can hardly complain about the way the English speak it :-) Bill ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
