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In article ORG -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com, Eric -dot- Rhinerson -at- bankerssystems -dot- com (Eric Rhinerson) writes:
>Greetings all,
>
>I'm hoping for your help. This issue I believe, comes mainly down to
>personal preference, but I'm hoping someone out there has a more concrete
>answer.
>
>I'm dealing with a phrase which currently reads: "Where is your
>headquarters?"
>
>I believe it should read, "Where are your headquarters?"
>
>According to Webster's, both are correct. Given that, all I have to go on is
>that I think my revision, "sounds better." Can anyone offer anything more
>concrete?
>
How about "What is the location of your corporate
headquarters?" Avoids the whole issue :->
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