I noticed an instance where a collective noun had were after it rather than was. I.e "Apple were the largest NASDAQ company" rather than "Apple was the largest

I noticed an instance where a collective noun had were after it rather than was. I.e "Apple were the largest NASDAQ company" rather than "Apple was the largest NASDAQ company". This is typical of British English[1]. [1] http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/words/matching-verbs-to-collective-nouns-american http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/words/matching-verbs-to...