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Latest post Wed, Sep 2 2009 8:32 PM by CalifJim. 1 replies.
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THOTA KRISHNA  +  883551 Wed, 02 Sep 09 03:51 PM
Hi There,


Are there universal rules for Collective Nouns: Team, Batch. Jury, Committee,etc? Is the explanation given in (URL removed by mod) for the use of Collective Nouns satisfactory? If not, how should they be used?


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T.Krishna
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CalifJim  +  883863 Wed, 02 Sep 09 08:32 PM
That explanation is more germane to British English, and it seems satisfactory.

Most collective nouns are treated invariably as singular nouns in American English.


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