Apparently right now, David Cameron is appealing to the nation ...
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There ARE a LOT of Reasons why I am correct. LOT, in this context, is a collective noun, therefore plural. One could say, for example, "There IS a LOT of Socialism in the Lounge", and that would be correct. But when we are talking about the individuals, then one should say "There ARE a LOT of socialists in the lounge". It is not a difficult concept, surely? Or would you say "There IS many birds in the sky?" Bugger me! I forgot about the A! It makes it a prepositional modifier. Of course I should have said there ARE LOTS. Apologies! [Slinks forlornly to rear of class and adorns himself with Conical hat festooned with large capital D]
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Dalek Dave wrote:
LOT, in this context, is a collective noun, therefore plural.
A few points: - Collective nouns can be either singular or plural. - "A lot" is not a collective noun, and nor is "a lot of (anything)". - In this context, "a lot" is not even a determiner (you'd need to insert a relative pronoun into the clause to "convert" it into a determiner); it and it's predicate (or copular, whichever way you want to look at it) noun form the singular subject of the clause, pure and simple. You should have spent less time after hours in the master's quarters, and more time reading.
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There ARE a LOT of Reasons why I am correct. LOT, in this context, is a collective noun, therefore plural. One could say, for example, "There IS a LOT of Socialism in the Lounge", and that would be correct. But when we are talking about the individuals, then one should say "There ARE a LOT of socialists in the lounge". It is not a difficult concept, surely? Or would you say "There IS many birds in the sky?" Bugger me! I forgot about the A! It makes it a prepositional modifier. Of course I should have said there ARE LOTS. Apologies! [Slinks forlornly to rear of class and adorns himself with Conical hat festooned with large capital D]
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Dalek Dave wrote:
[Slinks forlornly to rear of class and adorns himself with Conical hat festooned with large capital D
Hello Dave it's good back here innit? I didn't have a clue what you, Chris and Mark were discussing at the front of class just now, it seemed well brainy though.
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There ARE a LOT of Reasons why I am correct. LOT, in this context, is a collective noun, therefore plural. One could say, for example, "There IS a LOT of Socialism in the Lounge", and that would be correct. But when we are talking about the individuals, then one should say "There ARE a LOT of socialists in the lounge". It is not a difficult concept, surely? Or would you say "There IS many birds in the sky?" Bugger me! I forgot about the A! It makes it a prepositional modifier. Of course I should have said there ARE LOTS. Apologies! [Slinks forlornly to rear of class and adorns himself with Conical hat festooned with large capital D]
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Dalek Dave wrote:
It makes it a prepositional modifier.
:wtf: :omg: :wtf: My ghast is well and truly flabbered.
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loctrice wrote:
I think we tried to get you aussies shoved off to another forum once
Lots of people have tried to get me moved to another forum but they always fail! Mwhahahaaa! :-D
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Perhaps CP needs to change the Menu Item under "Community" that now reads "Non-English Language" to: "Cultural Zone Specific Discussions," and then list "UK," and other "zones" ? Or, is that what the "SoapBox" is for ? :) best, Bill
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BillWoodruff wrote:
Or, is that what the "SoapBox" is for
Nope, the Soapbox is a still legal doping stuff to increase your reputation, as long as you are good at smuggling dirty jokes.
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There's a bit of a gap between being socialist and being a callous, money-grubbing, sexually perverted tory.
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Mark Wallace wrote:
There's a bit of a gap between being socialist and being a callous, money-grubbing, sexually perverted tory.
Strange isn't it how tories are always accused of being the 'nasties', and yet every comment I see by a socialist contains enough vitriol to dissolve a battleship.
One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature.
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Many is plural. There are lots... There is a lot...
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There is a lot of crap being posted ...
One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
[Slinks forlornly to rear of class and adorns himself with Conical hat festooned with large capital D
Hello Dave it's good back here innit? I didn't have a clue what you, Chris and Mark were discussing at the front of class just now, it seemed well brainy though.
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Don't mention that lot to Ali, there is a lot of bad blood. She got hold of their mailing list and started spamming the membership with info about Diabetes to try and stop them eating so much so she could increase her share.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Mark Wallace wrote:
There's a bit of a gap between being socialist and being a callous, money-grubbing, sexually perverted tory.
Strange isn't it how tories are always accused of being the 'nasties', and yet every comment I see by a socialist contains enough vitriol to dissolve a battleship.
One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature.
I've had the dubious pleasure of having to spend time with a number of MPs. The Labour ones were, by and large, normal blokes (some of whom talked far too much). The Lib Dems were all schoolteachers and Indians (Indians are OK, but schoolteachers are idiots). I could see that each one of the tories was only out for himself. Of the three, the tories were the ones I would trust least with any kind of power over my life and the lives of my family. And those were people that DD aspires to emulate. X|
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Dalek Dave wrote:
[Slinks forlornly to rear of class and adorns himself with Conical hat festooned with large capital D
Hello Dave it's good back here innit? I didn't have a clue what you, Chris and Mark were discussing at the front of class just now, it seemed well brainy though.
I'm glad to see that you understand the importance of navel fluff.
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I've had the dubious pleasure of having to spend time with a number of MPs. The Labour ones were, by and large, normal blokes (some of whom talked far too much). The Lib Dems were all schoolteachers and Indians (Indians are OK, but schoolteachers are idiots). I could see that each one of the tories was only out for himself. Of the three, the tories were the ones I would trust least with any kind of power over my life and the lives of my family. And those were people that DD aspires to emulate. X|
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So you would trust Blair, who took this country to war on the basis of a complete lie. Brown, Darling and Balls, who between them brought the economy of this country to the point of bankruptcy. And the rest of them who would not know the truth if it bit them on the backside. And I have met a few MPs in my time (though not as many as you), and have exactly the opposite view to yours.
One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature.
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I'm glad to see that you understand the importance of navel fluff.
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Don't mention that lot to Ali, there is a lot of bad blood. She got hold of their mailing list and started spamming the membership with info about Diabetes to try and stop them eating so much so she could increase her share.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
Nagy Vilmos wrote:
Don't mention that lot to Ali, there is a lot of bad blood. She got hold of their mailing list and started spamming the membership with info about Diabetes to try and stop them eating so much so she could increase her share.
:omg: How did you know about that?
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:omg: :omg: :omg: ... :faints: ...
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Could the rest of us at least have a link?
Oh, I guess I thought if you didn't already know who is he and what was happening it wouldn't be funny. It was about the Conservative Party Conference (ie a load of boring politians droning on about how important they are :rolleyes: ) Here's a very late linky for you: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19890459[^] :-D
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The socialists are plural, but the lot is singular, and you modified the subject by using it.
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... I doubt that very much! :) Public Announcement: this message is for the benefit of UK-CPians and may not mean anything to those outside the UK ... apologies to the rest of the world! :-D
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