Collective nouns such as "them" take the singular if they are acting as a unit and the plural if they are acting as individuals. Ex: The team (as individuals) decide today if they want to strike. The ...

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Recently, I read an article about UT Knoxville’s idea of inclusive pronouns as a way to evolve the English language. I am all for it with one exception: The system of words created is too overly ...

Two weeks ago, we started the series on word classes. And last week, we delved into report writing. I thought it would be useful to intersperse the series, so we go back to word classes this week. We ...

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