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#12449 Sun, 09 Nov 03 04:16 AM

Is the correct sentence, "All of America was proud, too." OR "All of America were proud, too."

hitchhiker

#12462 Sun, 09 Nov 03 05:50 AM

America was proud.. All in America were proud..
All of America were proud.. <- Sounds awkward to me.. But is ok.

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whl626

#12543 Mon, 10 Nov 03 03:41 AM

How about " Americans were proud ... " ?

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