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The whole British English thing of "companies are plural nouns" (e.g. "Apple are creating a VR headset") simultaneously makes so much sense from how companies a
by andrew_mason1 3y ago
The whole British English thing of "companies are plural nouns" (e.g. "Apple are creating a VR headset") simultaneously makes so much sense from how companies actually are (vs the American English that treats the company as a singular individual) and sounds completely wrong to me lol
- kwhitefoot 3y agoBritish English usage would distinguish between the cases when the company as an entity in itself does something and when the people who comprise the company do something. Here Centrica is regarded as a singular: "It is the third time Centrica has upgraded its annual expectations this financial year," https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/12/british-gas-owner-forecasts-eightfold-rise-in-earnings-amid-soaring-gas-prices https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/12/british-gas...