tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520807396714463309.post1926379766419639993..comments2024-02-12T02:22:30.561-05:00Comments on The Lousy Linguist: An X of YChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09558846279006287148noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520807396714463309.post-45789338208900342472009-09-07T21:09:38.965-04:002009-09-07T21:09:38.965-04:00fyi, I just deleted a comment written in Cyrillic ...fyi, I just deleted a comment written in Cyrillic linking to a new site for each word. Google translated the text as follows:<br /><br />"From the pleasures of the most pleasant ones that are most rare. Most, the best perfume in small vials. Throw yourself your case with all my heart and soul, but look especially good if this case. Reasonable chasing so it is good, but for the fact that eliminates otnepriyatnostey. All Russia is drinking Hamlet."<br /><br />Just thought I'd keep y'all informed.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09558846279006287148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520807396714463309.post-27532610065197923792009-09-05T12:14:05.655-04:002009-09-05T12:14:05.655-04:00Awesome, thanks for looking it up for me. I'm ...Awesome, thanks for looking it up for me. I'm a little disappointed they didn't say more, but they they only had 1860 to work with, hehe.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09558846279006287148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520807396714463309.post-60035561047345746832009-09-05T02:17:20.236-04:002009-09-05T02:17:20.236-04:00I'm just looking up collective nouns in the Ca...I'm just looking up collective nouns in the Cambridge Grammar for you right now...<br /><br />There's a short discussion on pages 502-503 about whether collective noun phrases are singular or plural. Examples cited include "<i>A number of spots <b>have</b></i> (not has) <i>appeared</i>", "<i>Heaps of money <b>has</b></i> (not have) <i>been spent</i>", "<i>A bunch of flowers <b>was</b></i> (not were)<i> presented to the teacher</i>", "<i>A bunch of hooligans <b>were</b></i> (not was) <i>seen leaving the premises</i>".<br /><br />I hope that's sufficiently fascinating because I can't find much else that's relevant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com