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It is kind of strange that the author messed up is/are in the title but not in the first sentence.
by dfc 7y ago
It is kind of strange that the author messed up is/are in the title but not in the first sentence.
- black6 7y agoThe full title is grammatically correct, as '"Digital gangsters"' is modifying "Facebook" to be a plural noun. Later on, though, we have this mistake: "The publications is [sic] among several media outlets..."
- wkearney99 7y ago"Facebook personnel are" would work. But, I agree, "Facebook is" or "Facebook management is" would seem more grammatically correct.
- chrisseaton 7y agoIn many countries companies and groups of people like managers are considered plural, so 'are' is grammatically correct.
- CalRobert 7y agoThis is common usage in non-US English to refer to companies. It's kind of nice, actually - "are" helps remind us that Facebook are a company composed of many people. Using "is" makes it seem more abstract.
- chrisseaton 7y ago> the author messed up is/are Facebook are a group of people. So you say 'Facebook are' in many countries. In the US groups of people like companies are considered a single person in their own right. So you say 'Facebook is' in the US. Is't not 'messing up'. It's a cultural difference.
- dfc 7y agoSo then it seems like using "is" in the first sentence would be strange? I do not understand why the usage would not be consistent. > Facebook is trying really hard to plug...