Re: The Apple ][ was crap

[salfter@salfter.ncc74656.dyndns.org (Scott Alfter)]

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In article <rg2vkt05jf2a63ajo5kkbu23i05b0e0v3o@4ax.com>,
Lister  <fache@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>A long time ago (Fri, 13 Jul 2001 18:36:27 GMT, really), in a pub far,
>far away, Don Judy <hsaller@epix.net> slammed a pint glass on the
>table and said :
>>From Webster's Seventh Collegiate Edition, published 1970.
>>
>>Loan - vt : Lend
>
>Ah, but webster is a tosser, never trust him, he can;t speak correct
>english

...and people who constantly use plural forms when referring to singular
entities are to be taken as "authorities" on the correct usage of English? 
(It's my understanding that that usage is starting to fall by the wayside,
which is a Good Thing.  Saying (ObOnTopic) "Apple are a computer company"
sounds clunky. You're referring to one company, not several, so you should
say "Apple is a computer company" instead.)

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