i dont think it is a matter of right and wrong, as i think both ways are sort of acceptable, because it depends on if you mean a single collective or multiple persons in the context of the sentence. and if the context doesnt really reveal that, then the reader is left to his own devices, and he may read it in such a way that it is sort of awkward. and i think that should be avoided. i think it is basically an issue of style and the smart thing to do is rephrase such that there is no issue. no biggie. nobody is wrong, except you for telling me that i am wrong. (also in this case we are not talking about a team, but "teams")
I appreciate all the grammatical corrections, but the purpose of the thread was to see if you guys like the content mostly.... My editors don't fix content, they just fix grammar, and according to you all, they do a bad job at that lol
"Because more than one person makes up each of these collective nouns--and because people behave as both herd animals and solitary creatures--collective nouns can be either singular or plural, depending on context." a page about collective nouns context. oh, and i liked the articles. the primary thing i like about articles is quotes. for me, the more quotes the better in any article.
yes. I agree. The thing that made it hard was that for media day, especially with JV and Doucet, and some of the guys who have regular positions, the media wanted to ask them about their position, so it was difficult to squeez in questions. When I am alone doing a story without having to fight with the rest of the media world, it will be far more easy to give that. And I certainly will in my Ole Miss and Arizona previews coming up. I have already talked to recruiting analysts for Ole Miss. I've talked to Robert Lane. And for Zona, I've spoken with Stoops and safety Michael Johnson
I thought that Chevis Jackson was in contention for one of the returning jobs. Has that changed as camp progressed?
Martin, my apologies if I crossed the line. We'll just have to agree to disagree on this one. And, as much as I hate poor grammer, I hate it even more when threads get so sidetracked that noone even discusses the original topic. So, sorry about that too. Good article clair:thumb: .
the thread was boring before we started arguing like word geeks. i like the way it becomes difficult to tell who is spelling grammar incorrectly on purpose and who isnt.
Very much intentional for me.....in fact I almost didn't misspell it because I didn't want anyone to wonder about that.......lol, I guess there are more than just a couple of geeks on this thread.
I thought the articles accomplished their purpose. They were informative and this is particularly important for their intended audience, the LSU students and family.Many of them may well have had little exposure to in depth news of the Tigers, during the preseason run-up to the first game. Now, if they had been following the threads on this site for the last few weeks, a lot of this may well have been old news. Good job and I'm looking forward to your upcoming reports.
:dis: You guys can argue about anything. Thanks for the links cgisclair. I probably would have written things differently here or there, but I thought both were solid reveille sports articles. I especially like the second. Green will be difficult to replace because of his style of running, surehandedness, and smart decision-making. In the open field, Green was able to cut probably sharper than I've seen anyone cut. He's made quite a few folks look foolish. I don't expect to see the guys replacing him do that as well as he did, but I sure hope our new returners don't have problems hanging on to the ball and deciding when to catch it and when to let it go. Should be interesting - Skyler spoiled us with solid play.
