Re: The Apple ][ was crap

[Lister <fache@clara.net>]

A long time ago (Sun, 15 Jul 2001 22:21:21 -0000, really), in a pub
far, far away, salfter@salfter.ncc74656.dyndns.org (Scott Alfter)
slammed a pint glass on the table and said :

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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? 

was it me who started this thread? no, it wasn't, so don't blame me
for that.  Anyway, it doesn't matter which you use, you can talk about
the company as a single unit or a group of people
>(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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