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Thread #61678 Message #992867
Posted By: Bill D
29-Jul-03 - 06:14 PM
Thread Name: BS: US 'was' or 'were'? Which?
Subject: RE: BS: US 'was' or 'were'? Which?
you can say "The United States is"...but you can also say "the states are" when needing to refer to them as separate entities. "United" is the item that makes it singular.