tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post7252090352528003269..comments2024-03-28T12:17:44.126-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Led Zeppelin displace Beatles as World's #1 GroupMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-74353539153612238452008-09-25T12:51:00.000-05:002008-09-25T12:51:00.000-05:00Thanks, R.P. I do understand that Parliament are ...Thanks, R.P. <BR/>I do understand that Parliament are in session but Congress is in session. <BR/><BR/>But for rock groups it's still a little unclear for me, because some names are clearly plural (BeeGees, Eagles, Rascals, Beatles) and some apparently singular (and thus perhaps collective), such as Traffic, Queen, Santana, Cream.<BR/><BR/>I tried Wiki, which led me from "collective nouns" to "mass nouns" to "count nouns." I guess this is why the world has copyeditors.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-58392188135679123622008-09-25T09:11:00.000-05:002008-09-25T09:11:00.000-05:00In Britain, a collective noun is considered plural...In Britain, a collective noun is considered plural. In the U.S., a collective noun is considered singular. So in England, 'displace' is correct; in the U.S., 'displaces' is correct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com