tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952281.post1219549776303007237..comments2024-03-27T03:28:24.204-07:00Comments on Peromyscus: A Group - singular or plural?Lyle Hopwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498505748509787968noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952281.post-47026980409234964042010-12-06T20:11:40.745-08:002010-12-06T20:11:40.745-08:00I moved to the US 20 years ago, which means I now ...I moved to the US 20 years ago, which means I now have no idea whether a word is singular or plural and I tend to just alternate. I do that along with guessing at whether punctuation belongs inside or outside of quotation marks and coasting on a number of other trans-Atlantic differences. However, my spelling is pretty determinedly American. For some reason that bit was easy.Lyle Hopwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498505748509787968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952281.post-12910647659186614292010-12-06T12:40:45.526-08:002010-12-06T12:40:45.526-08:00This kind of drives me crazy, as in the US it seem...This kind of drives me crazy, as in the US it seems to be used rather inconsistently. I moved to a new city recently and started listening to local radio. That's where I noticed this 'newer' use of plurals referring to bands/ musical groups. <br /><br />I think it sounds odd to use when referring to bands in casual conversation, almost a bit pretentious. It seems to be a growing trend. I just find it annoying in that context. Maybe I'm the only one. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com