tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post3285594931207154517..comments2024-01-12T04:58:49.069-05:00Comments on Kyrie, Eleison!: Getting the Number RightAnastasia Theodoridishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16092531121989260111noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post-39923284493327020002008-11-17T01:28:00.000-05:002008-11-17T01:28:00.000-05:00The English language is truly baffling on occasion...The English language is truly baffling on occasion to my children.<BR/><BR/>Today I explained to my DD age 10 that a series was a *collection* of items/episodes etc and was a collective noun that generally operated with the third-person singular verb "was" unless you were specifically talking of "all 14 series of ER", when you would use the third person plural "were"<BR/> And no, there was not a plural noun called "serieses" :-)Elizabeth @ The Garden Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00274788007550318693noreply@blogger.com