tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post2348093116829364036..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-12652862840522381512012-09-11T20:50:33.000-04:002012-09-11T20:50:33.000-04:00CBS is a company, which is an abstraction or legal...CBS is a company, which is an abstraction or legal fiction that acts, if at all, only derivatively through the actions of its employees, officers, directors, agents, and other representatives. Use of "they" (or other plural configurations) seems entirely appropriate to me.Philnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-19024233926581908322012-09-11T19:35:24.000-04:002012-09-11T19:35:24.000-04:00The NFL moved the late doubleheader kickoffs back ...The NFL moved the late doubleheader kickoffs back this year to 4:25. Jay G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-68955531175956943702012-09-11T17:36:57.000-04:002012-09-11T17:36:57.000-04:00otherwise, it would need to read "CBS have fi...otherwise, it would need to read "CBS have finally realized that they ..."Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-49869921166412901922012-09-11T17:25:23.000-04:002012-09-11T17:25:23.000-04:00Whether it's singular or plural, could we at l...Whether it's singular or plural, could we at least ask for agreement within the sentence?Squidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-41299038681929783102012-09-11T17:03:51.000-04:002012-09-11T17:03:51.000-04:00I'm pretty sure this one is clear, Matt; CBS i...I'm pretty sure this one is clear, Matt; CBS is a company, a singular, so it would be "that it needs to recognize that football always delays its Sunday schedule."Joseph Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-39933571513246954632012-09-11T16:56:12.000-04:002012-09-11T16:56:12.000-04:00Are we going to have to do a post about the ongoin...Are we going to have to do a post about the ongoing debate about "is" and "are" for collective nouns? Nowhere is it more confusing than with band names. "The Beatles was a band" sounds weird, but "U2 are a band" sounds weird too. I stick with "if it sounds right...."Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-74369607537322846932012-09-11T16:05:06.000-04:002012-09-11T16:05:06.000-04:00(If I can't pick on Matt's grammar, the te...(If I can't pick on Matt's grammar, the terrorists will have won, so ...)<br /><br />CBS is an "it," not a "they," and it takes a singular verb. :)Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-27264322503604899962012-09-11T15:07:33.000-04:002012-09-11T15:07:33.000-04:00I'm going to miss the ads and footers that tel...I'm going to miss the ads and footers that tell all the non-techy viewers how to set their DVRs for overruns.Jennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-91673379711756460382012-09-11T15:07:13.000-04:002012-09-11T15:07:13.000-04:00I'm going to miss the ads and footers that tel...I'm going to miss the ads and footers that tell all the non-techy viewers how to set their DVRs for overruns.Jennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-667073120373677932012-09-11T15:04:48.000-04:002012-09-11T15:04:48.000-04:00I don't know about this. I've become rath...I don't know about this. I've become rather accustomed to firing up <i>Amazing Race</i> on the TiVo and engaging in a bit of wagering with my wife on "What minute will show on the stopwatch?"Squidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-6933266983417457182012-09-11T14:24:39.000-04:002012-09-11T14:24:39.000-04:00So advertisements for The Amazing Race, for exampl...So advertisements for The Amazing Race, for example, will be:<br /><br />"This week, tragedy occurs in the first 15 minutes, but it's completely irrelevant to the result. The Amazing Race, Sunday at 8:30 Eastern, 7:30 Central, 8:00 Pacific." Lurker Davidnoreply@blogger.com