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Grammatical aside: I've noticed more usage of "company x are…" I never really went for "the data are/show/etc.", despite the learned Latin explanation. To me,
by RRWagner 12y ago
Grammatical aside: I've noticed more usage of "company x are…" I never really went for "the data are/show/etc.", despite the learned Latin explanation. To me, "the data" indicates the same group as "the information" and is still singular. A company acting as an entity is singular. I hope the "company are" trend in writing doesn't catch on. (I never much liked "graphical" either) Flame away. :)
- mordero 12y agoIn American English, the correct form is "Company X is" where the company is considered singular. However, in British English, the correct form is/can be "Company X are" where the company is considered plural. http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1338/are-collective-nouns-always-plural-or-are-certain-ones-singular http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1338/are-collecti...