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No, it’s actually more common to do this in British English than in American English, so it’s a “Britism” if anything. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en
by foldr 1y ago
No, it’s actually more common to do this in British English than in American English, so it’s a “Britism” if anything.
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=British+plural+agreement+syntax&btnG= https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=Brit...
- aitchnyu 1y agoWas it commonly used in (for example) 1900? It wasnt taught to Indian students like me, who had English books with Cambridge and Oxford logos.
- OJFord 1y agoIt wouldn't be taught here either, it's a colloquialism/corruption, whether from American influence or not. Long may you keep it (and so many other things) out of Indian English!