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cunliffe
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@almaz, I ´m surprised by this as I would say ´Queen is a great band. ´ |
12 Dec 2016
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cunliffe
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Me and my colleagues...  |
12 Dec 2016
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yanogator
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Alex, I would say "The Greatful Dead is a band" Bruce |
12 Dec 2016
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almaz
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Thanks, Bruce. We tend to talk of the collective "dead" in the plural (the dead are dead, rather than the dead is dead), but it´s interesting that in the link I gave above to the band´s Wikipedia entry, you´ll find both singular and plural agreement with the name throughout (The Grateful Dead was...","The Dead were not inclined to...", "The Dead were known for..."). But, again, this shouldn´t be too surprising given the collaborative nature of that particular encyclopedia. I imagine there are many non-American (or, rather, Brit-influenced) Deadhead editors involved there and that would perhaps explain the lack of consistency. Alex
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12 Dec 2016
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yanogator
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Yes, Alex, ´The Greatful Dead are..." makes more sense, but I ´ve never thought of their name as collective, although it clearly is. Bruce |
12 Dec 2016
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cunliffe
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This is definitely an English vs American thing. We (Brits) are much more likely than Americans to go for the plural agreement. So ´the Grateful Dead is a whatever band ´ is fine, of course, but you are probably American if you say that. |
14 Dec 2016
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