Pleasehelp: Many usage experts explain that "public" takes a singular verb in American English; a plural verb in British English. You will also notice this with other words, such as "government."

Hi Anon, BrE = British English.

: 1) All sales staff are hereby being informed that .. 2) All sales staff is hereby being informed that .. Staff is a collective noun; in other words, it is grammatically singular but refers to many people. Usage varies. Both is and are are

On second thought, I think I once read somewhere that "I've" is used that way in the UK sometimes, maybe for possession. But since I am not sure, it might be very rare,I have never actually "heard" it, and I have probably

Hi Anon Below is the information extracted from two books on English usage. The first book is on British English usage, the second on American English usage. 1. The Right Word at the Right Time states as follows: There is an apple and pears

Hi Ohmyrichard The following is for your information. Below is the information extracted from two books on English usage. The first book is on British English usage, the second on American English usage. The Right Word at the Right Time

In your sentence, I would use "is". The usage note below is from the American Heritage dictionary: British English does vary from American English on the use of plurals with nouns representing groups of individuals. Percent can take a

hello badfan, personally I feel that the phrase 'I'm loving it' sounds odd in British English but it feels like a kind of American street slang. It's also used in Estelle's song 'American Boy' when she says,

What about ( happen / open ) in the British English !!? I don't think they double in those, even though they double in "travelled", so I don't really know if they have a consistent rule for this kind of verb, or if it's a

In British english "Advice" is the noun and "Advise" is the verb. eg. Advice >I don't need any advice from you, Naresh. >The advice that Shyam gave Vidya was useless. eg. Advise > The teacher advised the students