I feel certain someone knows the answer to this - does the CDC get plural or singular verbs? It's "Centers" when de-acronymed, which is plural, but saying "The CDC have..." sounds weird and wrong.
Can't drink, smoke, diddle my willy. Doesn't leave much to do other than watch you blokes stumble around playing Agatha Christie.
Spike ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - May 11, 2020 5:41:30 am PDT #21103 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Steph L. - May 11, 2020 5:45:51 am PDT #21104 of 30019
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
AMA style is to use a singular verb for CDC.
Jessica - May 11, 2020 5:46:12 am PDT #21105 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Thank you!
Gudanov - May 11, 2020 5:55:06 am PDT #21106 of 30019
Coding and Sleeping
What drives me crazy is a group noun getting singular verbs. It always sounds so wrong. 'A number of students is taking the test.' Is that technically correct even though it sounds completely wrong?
Cashmere - May 11, 2020 6:36:16 am PDT #21107 of 30019
Now tagless for your comfort.
Owen made me bacon for breakfast and Olivia made me pork dumplings from scratch for Mother's Day so I think that goes in the win column.
Gud, AH! That sentence makes me crazy, correct, or no.
Dana - May 11, 2020 6:41:09 am PDT #21108 of 30019
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Is that technically correct even though it sounds completely wrong?
It depends on whether the subject (in this case, "number") is acting as a group or individually. Since all students are taking the test, the verb would be "is."
Or, it's complicated, and don't ask the Brits.
Gudanov - May 11, 2020 7:26:21 am PDT #21109 of 30019
Coding and Sleeping
and don't ask the Brits.
Always a good idea, especially when drawing national boundaries.
dcp - May 11, 2020 7:41:03 am PDT #21110 of 30019
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
...and don't ask the Brits...Always a good idea, especially when drawing national boundaries.
Reminds me of this bit from Yes, Prime Minister [link]
Sheryl - May 11, 2020 11:27:07 am PDT #21111 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
My parents left early this morning. The weekend went decently, even if Mr. S didn't fall asleep until at least 10 each of the nights.(My dad's tendency to have the tv on very loud probably didn't help matters.)
askye - May 11, 2020 11:37:00 am PDT #21112 of 30019
Thrive to spite them
I have been avoiding people as much as possible. Not so much Matthew's mom.
I got so frustrated at customers yesterday, there 2 families that don't live together who were not practicing social distancing. I didn't realize they had just seen each other in the store (I thought they had come together). I went to sanitize the pin pad between and the mom of the second group was like "oh , we know each other it's no big deal"
YES IT IS A BIG DEAL.
Mom is driving down on Wed and we will chat in the drive way. I want to hug her so bad. SO BAD. But I won't. I just can't risk it. I wish now we had met up when I was furloughed but I still woudln't have felt ok hugging her.
I got my first paycheck from coming back and it's only one week. It's more than what I was making, less than if this were Before Times & I was commission. If I didn't have my stupid out of pocket expense for my meds for most of the year I would have more options, not a lot more but a few more. As it is with that there are few older complexes with tiny apartments I could afford. It's not something I can do now or probably not by the fall but it feels more realistic.