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Re:Localisation is too hard for Gmail by robin_reala on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @09:09AM (#24847471)
“Doesn’t” implies a singular, “don’t” implies plural. Named groups in British English are typically thought of with a focus on the individuals in the set (hence a plurality), whereas in in American English the focus is on the set itself (hence singular).
Re:Localisation is too hard for Gmail by johnisgood on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @09:53AM (#24847883)
I did not know this. I thought "Google don't" is actually grammatically incorrect because "Google" is a proper noun, and it is singular. So it is correct?
Re:Localisation is too hard for Gmail by nemetroid on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @10:48AM (#24848402)
Re:Localisation is too hard for Gmail by rswail on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @10:40AM (#24848316)
Depends if you mean "Google" the corporate entity, or "Google" the collective of its people.