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> My family is/are going out to the movie. The class was/were getting restless. In Australian English (derived from but not identical to the UK): My family is
by bodhi 16y ago
> My family is/are going out to the movie. The class was/were getting restless.
In Australian English (derived from but not identical to the UK):
My family is going to the movie. The class was getting restless.
And the programmer's favourite: The data is corrupt.
- bodhi 16y agoSorry to reply to myself, but I actually forgot to put my main point in, which was that British English generally refers to the group itself as the entity, whereas it seems that American English refers to the group elements individually.