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Canada were deducted six points seems odd in US English. Are there other flavo(u)rs where that wouldn't seem weird?

• fragmede 2y ago
  You mean like possibly that other place which is well known for various reasons where they speak English known as England?
• throaway727 2y ago
  Canada is a plural noun here, as it refers to the collective teammates, not the nation-state.
  • quercusa 2y ago
    Sorry - not the plural sense, the use of "deducted" .
    • dogmatism 2y ago
      I agree. The points were deducted from the team's total. The team itself was not deducted (though I guess you could argue without the points, the team was deducted from the tournament, lol)
• Ekaros 2y ago
  Deduct is correct verb here. Penalize might work, but deduct is fine. As there was removal of points from total as an "addition". Not removal as removing some score like points gained from winning a game.