Originally posted by germcevoy:I didnt. Wooooo.
I support U2 ARE too, I said it before but I can repeat it. Nevertheless I mix both ways of saying, even unconsciously
Originally posted by germcevoy:I didnt. Wooooo.
Originally posted by afdtk:British usage sees 'collective nouns' as plural (U2 are ..., Manchester United are ...). Standard American English, at least at the professional and academic level, regards collective nouns as singular (U2 is ...), so if you want to say 'U2 are' you should really say (or write) 'The members of U2 are..." but U2 is a singular grammatical entity, even though they are members of a band.
That paragraph cost me thousands in student loans, for an underpaid PhD in English!
Originally posted by U2Nick:[..]
"Are" for me too
Originally posted by u2spear:I'm confused, I always thought that U2 are a band, but some people say U2 is a band.
U2 are Adam, Bono, Edge and Larry
Adam, Bono, Edge and Larry are U2
but...
U2 is Adam, Bono, Edge and Larry
Adam, Bono, Edge and Larry is U2 (doesn't make sense)
I know its a stupid topic, but which one do you say??? I am Intreeged
U2 RULE