RE: Is vs. Are

["Keith Hansen" <KRH -at- weiland-wfg -dot- com>]

Lauren wrote:
<<There could be a localization issue here because I've seen
British-English
docs treat terms that are treated as singular in US-English as plural,
such
as the term "data."  British docs state "data are" where American docs
state
"data is.">>

For some nouns, there are plural/singular differences in US/UK usage.

Examples: 
US: "The orchestra is on the stage."
UK: "The orchestra are on the stage."

US: "EMI is about to release the CD."
UK" "EMI are about to release the CD."

I've seen the above UK examples in a UK publication, and they stuck in
my mind... Very odd sounding to an American!

Keith
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