Re: Grammar question - is vs are

[Peter Sturgeon <prsturgeon -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

Some clients have strong, confident opinions about grammar; some clients have informed opinions. A few have both.

I used to teach business writing in a local community college and could not believe the tenacity with which people held on to half-remembered half-truths about grammar.

--- On Fri, 5/7/10, Deborah Hemstreet <dvora -at- tech-challenged -dot- com> wrote:

> From: Deborah Hemstreet <dvora -at- tech-challenged -dot- com>
> Subject: Re: Grammar question - is vs are
> To: 
> Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Received: Friday, May 7, 2010, 10:26 AM
> Thanks everyone - I really thought I
> was going nuts... the client had made corrections and said
> it is "is" and I was SURE it's are... but sometimes I begin
> to think I have it wrong... because I DO make mistakes... so
> thanks for helping me with my sanity check!

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