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>The unmurdered headline would be,− > It's pancakes in a can, and it has made $15 million. How does this address #2: The words "[it is] pancakes" are incomp
by liebot 17y ago
>The unmurdered headline would be,−
> It's pancakes in a can, and it has made $15 million.
How does this address #2: The words "[it is] pancakes" are incompatible because "are" is the plural equivalent of "is".
- psygnisfive 17y agoOH IRONY
- cperciva 17y agoThe words "[it is] pancakes" are incompatible because "are" is the plural equivalent of "is". Not true. "It is pancakes in a can" is entirely grammatically correct, because "pancakes in a can" is a singular noun -- an idiomatic one, to be sure, but "pancakes in a can" is taken to mean "a can containing pancakes", which is obviously singular.
- liebot 17y agoNo, I agree, my intent was to point out an internal inconsistency within the critique.