On Wednesday 01 Oct 2003 4:27 pm, robin wrote:"Most" is not a subject; the subject is "most of the websites on the Internet and most of the Internet's structure", which is plural (and would still be plural without the second phrase).
HaywireMac wrote:Beg to disagree. In this sentence 'most' refers to 'the largest part', which is singular.
On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 17:40:45 -0400
Michael Scottaline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered:
I'll look forward to seeing your letter. Will you sign it JH or*If they print it...* Who knows where it will end up?
haywire? ;-) Best,
Mike
Assuming you haven't sent it off, here are a couple of my famous nit-picks ...
"operating system", *despite* the fact that most of the websitesSAhould be "are", not "is".
on the Internet and most of the Internet's structure is built on
Unix, Linux, and other non-Microsoft platforms.
Sir Robin
-- "I can say: 'Thank these bees for their honey as though they were kind people who have prepared it for you'; that is intelligible and describes how I should like you to conduct yourself. But I cannot say: 'Thank them because, look, how kind they are!'--since the next moment they may sting you. - Wittgenstein
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