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Re:Mac Plus made of legos at 1:1 scale by frosted-flakes on Sunday April 18, 2021 @05:59PM (#26856867)
In UK English. American and Canadian English treats groups as singular, even when the name itself is a plural. "Apple has", "The United Nations has", etc.
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Re:Mac Plus made of legos at 1:1 scale by chrisseaton on Sunday April 18, 2021 @06:10PM (#26856957)
It's not wrong to use British English. People using it don't need to be corrected to use American English.
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Re:Mac Plus made of legos at 1:1 scale by frosted-flakes on Sunday April 18, 2021 @06:18PM (#26857012)
So why are you trying to make a counter-correction?
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Re:Mac Plus made of legos at 1:1 scale by chrisseaton on Sunday April 18, 2021 @06:20PM (#26857036)
I'm not telling them to use a plural.

I'm telling them that people who use a plural aren't doing so out of ignorance and don't need to be corrected as if they're making a mistake.

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