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Sorry for the tangent, but the following is surprising to me: > My bank are awful, by the way, is grammatical in British, though not American, English. How wo
by dkdbejwi383 3y ago
Sorry for the tangent, but the following is surprising to me:
> My bank are awful, by the way, is grammatical in British, though not American, English.
How would someone phrase this in idiomatic American English?
- ethanbond 3y ago“My bank is awful.” American English views organizations as a singular entity, not so much a group of individuals.
- wizofaus 3y agoAs does modern Australian English for the most part (I would typically say "my bank is awful". But I'd just as likely use "they" as a pronoun for it, especially if describing actions that were clearly carried out by those working there). I'd guess the same of NZ and Canadian English?
- sheepscreek 3y agoYep - they while describing their actions. In that respect, Canadian English is practically the same as American English. At least in the NY/Ontario region.