Could it be that these are animals that were hunted, fished, or herded and that there was a convention that used the singular as a sort of generic plural when going after these creatures for sport or ...

The couple is going to purchase the house? Or the couple are going to purchase the house? Even after all my years of editing, I can still get tripped up trying to make verbs agree with collective ...

A reader named Judy recently wrote to say it bothers her to hear "None were there" in place of "None was there." Then a reader named Richard noticed this news headline, "Disabled couple win right to ...

A friend emailed recently to ask about the grammar on a T-shirt that read: “The only minority destroying the country are the billionaires.” His question: “Am I wrong or is the grammar on her T-shirt ...

Is ‘majority’ singular or plural? The word “majority” can be either singular or plural, depending on whether we are talking about a group or collection of individuals or the individuals in a group. If ...

Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter, or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. English can be pretty confusing sometimes, or most times. While it seems like such a simple ...

There is a myriad of ways we can express quantities in English, but there are just a couple words that are much in dispute. Wait. Should that be "there are myriad ways" and "just a couple of words"?

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