Re: Is vs. Are

Subject: Re: Is vs. Are
From: "Zen C" <zenizenc -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:23:00 -0400

I apologize everyone, I misread what was scribbled on the doc. I should have
checked first.

Thank you all for your feedback.

On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 12:49 PM, Zen C <zenizenc -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Can you help me with this sentence. Should it be is or are?
>
> To verify information *is* up to date, hover over the relevant category.
>
> If a word is used both as singular and plural (can't think of one right
> now) is the rule to read it as a singular and use "is" or to read it as
> plural and use "are."
>
> How do you spell the plural of status? Is it statuses or status'?? The
> Merriam Webster Dictionary says statuses, my colleague says status'. I am
> confused.
>
> Zen
>
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