Is "The crowd are loving this." acceptable grammar? I think it should be "The crowd is loving this."  Does it matter if it's a UK newspaper?
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I'd say Microsoft have a way of bending the rules and I know that McLaren have won the championship. While this sounds strange, I believe it is correct English (sorry, I'm not native).   But when it's a small company, would you still use it this way? Is a company always plural, or are small companies singular? I.e., would you say Bakery Johnson makes fine bread or Bakery Johnson make fine bread? Is it My book seller, Woody's, have moved or is it has moved?
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I hear and read them all the time. I mean stuff like:      You're just going to stay here?   Instead of:      Are you just going to stay here?    Then I write like this out of habit and get called out on my grammar issues by people who speak English much worse than I do. That's kinda embarrassing. So, could someone please explain to me whether it's correct or not? Are they acceptable at all, and if so, in which situations?      So, what? You're gonna kill me now?
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The furniture in our classroom ___ uncomfortable.   Should I use is or are here? I found on the internet things like all of furniture is and house full of furniture is.  But nothing about my example. Personally I think that correct is is, but website where I found this says that correct is are. So I'm writing here to find out.
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A line from William Golding's The Lord of the Flies:     All round him the long scar smashed into the jungle was a bath of heat.   Is it just me or does the sentence seem grammatically off?
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You're standing in front of a ticket vending machine and it says "The ticket is printing". Is that correct or should it be "The ticket is being printed"?  EDIT:  If both are correct, which one should be preferred or is more common?
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I feel uncomfortable saying sentences like the following:    "I've a car" instead of "I have a car" "They've a great time" instead of "They have a great time" "He's a pen" instead of "He has a pen" etc   I ask this because I read this sort of thing in a book.  Are they correct? And what is the rule? Can you use such forms in a formal setting?
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What is the correct form? Does context play a role?  Are there noticeable trends towards the awkward "noone" or is it just a by-product of careless orthography on the Internet?
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I've been having an argument with a colleague about this sentence, could you please let me know which one of us is correct:     There are no shortage of applications for our product in this   space.   She is convinced that are should be replaced by is, and I think it should stand as it is. Thanks for your help!
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What's the grammar behind A'warring, from the lyrics of Symphony of Destruction by Megadeth? It's the first time I'm seeing the use of such apostrophe.
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I am a Japanese teacher of English who is making a teaching material for my students. I would like to know whether the following usage would be totally accepted in school grammar. To put my question in other words, would a very grammar-sensitive person allow the following usage (in bold font)?  A: What is your favorite movie? B: It is Titanic created in 1997 by James Cameron.  So, the point here is whether you can grammatically modify a proper noun with a participle. I know it's totally okay to write something like "a movie created in 1997 by James Cameron," where participle modifies a common noun, but I'm not sure if the same is allowed for proper nouns.  Thank you, Tom
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I'm sorry for too many items below. I'm really confused. The question is really about whether to use "a", "the" or nothing in front of "news" and "television".        A small crowd is keenly watching the news on television.   A small crowd is keenly watching a news on television.   A small crowd is keenly watching news on television.   A small crowd is keenly watching the news on a television.   A small crowd is keenly watching a news on a television.   A small crowd is keenly watching news on a television.   A small crowd is keenly watching the news on the television.   A small crowd is keenly watching a news on the television.   A small crowd is keenly watching news on the television.
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A colleague asked me which of these sentences is correct, or if they are both correct which is better to use.   Are you using the current template version? Do you use the current template version?   I recommended using the first sentence but only because it sounds better to me.  Is there anything grammatically wrong with the second sentence or does it convey a different meaning to the first sentence?
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Can anyone give a cogent, simply described explanation of why the verb BE in:  What is it?  ... doesn't seem to be able to be contracted with the subject:  What's it? *  Compare the sentences above with:  What's this? What's that?  These are perfectly fine. In fact, the contractions here should be expected in almost all examples of spoken English. Answers with references to authoritative vetted sources would be greatly appreciated.
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I usually say “It’s a quarter past” (for instance) “five”.  But I think I’ve heard (or read) “It’s quarter past ...”, too, with no indefinite article: is that correct?  Which is more common (if both constructions are in use)?  Is the omission of the article more colloquial (informal, popular, whatever)?  Is there a difference between British and American English?  Thank you very much.
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Which is correct?     A few hundred people ...   A few hundreds of people ...   Does it make any sense without an article or A is necessary?
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On the subject of "whoever" and "whomever", I was reading this but I am still confused:   What is the correct use of whoever/whomever in the following sentence?     I like your copy, congratulations, whoever is writing it.   Whoever? Whomever?   Is there a difference between US and UK English?
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I was reading this today:  We look forward to following your progress.  Am I correct in thinking that it is missing a be or that -ing should be removed?  So  We look forward to be following your progress.  or  We look forward to follow your progress.  Interestingly I get the same jarring feeling when reading the examples here