Message text written by Pete & Aprille Chadwell
>Of course, Triumph is NOT plural, so the latter grammar is incorrect.
Triumph is a SINGLE company, so the correct past-tense form of the
verb is 'has built,' not 'have built.' And yet whenever I've heard
someone from Britain say something similar, they always say it
incorrectly, as if the company's name is plural. I understand that
the company is made of up many PEOPLE, but in the example the word
TRIUMPH is used, not 'the people of Triumph.'
You could correctly say "The PEOPLE of Triumph have built some
beautiful sports cars." But it I'd love to know how it is correct to
say "Triumph HAVE built some beautiful sports cars."
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Pete, I guess it's all in how you look at things. If you think that a
company is a monolythic entity then "has" would be correct. But if you
think that a company is a conglomeration of folks working toward a common
end (as I do) then I believe the Brits are correct.
But then what the heck is oreGANo?
;-)
Dave
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