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Thread #61678 Message #993108
Posted By: Wolfgang
30-Jul-03 - 03:35 AM
Thread Name: BS: US 'was' or 'were'? Which?
Subject: RE: BS: US 'was' or 'were'? Which?
I have difficulties believing the 'it's the name of a country' argument.
Would you also say 'the United Arab Emirates is...' or would you say 'the Solomon Islands is...', 'the Virgin Islands is...' (all these are names of states).
And, by the way, how do you treat the Bahamas in this respect?