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LOL FRANCE (ARE) GOING TO THE WORLD CUP!
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Didn't they lose?
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They were 2-0 down in the first leg, they won 3-0 in the second, winning 3-2 overall.Jon wrote:Didn't they lose?
They also got lucky 2nd goal was offside.
Typical France always going through with controversial bullshit.
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France is going to the world cup
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FUUUUUUCannons wrote:France is going to the world cup
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I think "are" would be correct in this context because it's referring to a team of multiple people hence the plural. Maybe? "Is" would suggest he was talking about the country as a whole and the entire country clearly isn't going to the world cupFrosty wrote:FUUUUUUCannons wrote:France is going to the world cup
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I'm with Jon, die cannons.Jon wrote:I think "are" would be correct in this context because it's referring to a team of multiple people hence the plural. Maybe? "Is" would suggest he was talking about the country as a whole and the entire country clearly isn't going to the world cupFrosty wrote:FUUUUUUCannons wrote:France is going to the world cup
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No....Jon wrote:I think "are" would be correct in this context because it's referring to a team of multiple people hence the plural. Maybe? "Is" would suggest he was talking about the country as a whole and the entire country clearly isn't going to the world cupFrosty wrote:FUUUUUUCannons wrote:France is going to the world cup
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Yes....Cannons wrote:No....Jon wrote:I think "are" would be correct in this context because it's referring to a team of multiple people hence the plural. Maybe? "Is" would suggest he was talking about the country as a whole and the entire country clearly isn't going to the world cupFrosty wrote:FUUUUUUCannons wrote:France is going to the world cup
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Lmao. No.Frosty wrote:Yes....Cannons wrote:No....Jon wrote:I think "are" would be correct in this context because it's referring to a team of multiple people hence the plural. Maybe? "Is" would suggest he was talking about the country as a whole and the entire country clearly isn't going to the world cupFrosty wrote:FUUUUUUCannons wrote:France is going to the world cup
Cannon is right.
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Do they take the writing SAT in the UK o.O?Tom's Slave wrote:Lmao. No.Frosty wrote:Yes....Cannons wrote:No....Jon wrote:I think "are" would be correct in this context because it's referring to a team of multiple people hence the plural. Maybe? "Is" would suggest he was talking about the country as a whole and the entire country clearly isn't going to the world cupFrosty wrote:FUUUUUUCannons wrote:France is going to the world cup
Cannon is right.
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Nope.Tom's Slave wrote:Lmao. No.Frosty wrote:Yes....Cannons wrote:No....Jon wrote:I think "are" would be correct in this context because it's referring to a team of multiple people hence the plural. Maybe? "Is" would suggest he was talking about the country as a whole and the entire country clearly isn't going to the world cupFrosty wrote:FUUUUUUCannons wrote:France is going to the world cup
Cannon is right.
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How in the world did you come up with that argument and how does it make any sense to say:Jon wrote:I think "are" would be correct in this context because it's referring to a team of multiple people hence the plural. Maybe? "Is" would suggest he was talking about the country as a whole and the entire country clearly isn't going to the world cupFrosty wrote:FUUUUUUCannons wrote:France is going to the world cup
"France are going to the World Cup."
Let me include some other countries and see if it makes any sense.
America are going to the World Cup.
Germany are going to the World Cup.
Italy are going to the World Cup.
No.
France is* going to the World Cup.
America is* going to the World Cup.
Germany is* going to the World Cup.
Italy is* going to the World Cup.
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CM wrote:How in the world did you come up with that argument and how does it make any sense to say:Jon wrote:I think "are" would be correct in this context because it's referring to a team of multiple people hence the plural. Maybe? "Is" would suggest he was talking about the country as a whole and the entire country clearly isn't going to the world cupFrosty wrote:FUUUUUUCannons wrote:France is going to the world cup
"France are going to the World Cup."
Let me include some other countries and see if it makes any sense.
America are going to the World Cup.
Germany are going to the World Cup.
Italy are going to the World Cup.
No.
France is* going to the World Cup.
America is* going to the World Cup.
Germany is* going to the World Cup.
Italy is* going to the World Cup.
no.....
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Mmm.Frosty wrote:no.....CM wrote:How in the world did you come up with that argument and how does it make any sense to say:Jon wrote:I think "are" would be correct in this context because it's referring to a team of multiple people hence the plural. Maybe? "Is" would suggest he was talking about the country as a whole and the entire country clearly isn't going to the world cupFrosty wrote:FUUUUUUCannons wrote:France is going to the world cup
"France are going to the World Cup."
Let me include some other countries and see if it makes any sense.
America are going to the World Cup.
Germany are going to the World Cup.
Italy are going to the World Cup.
No.
France is* going to the World Cup.
America is* going to the World Cup.
Germany is* going to the World Cup.
Italy is* going to the World Cup.
Hmm..
Mhm Mhm.
I'm going to have to retract my comment. Looks like Luke is correct here. Sorry.
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I'm wrong......Need to find somewhere to hide.....Tom's Slave wrote:Mmm.Frosty wrote:no.....CM wrote:How in the world did you come up with that argument and how does it make any sense to say:Jon wrote:I think "are" would be correct in this context because it's referring to a team of multiple people hence the plural. Maybe? "Is" would suggest he was talking about the country as a whole and the entire country clearly isn't going to the world cupFrosty wrote:FUUUUUUCannons wrote:France is going to the world cup
"France are going to the World Cup."
Let me include some other countries and see if it makes any sense.
America are going to the World Cup.
Germany are going to the World Cup.
Italy are going to the World Cup.
No.
France is* going to the World Cup.
America is* going to the World Cup.
Germany is* going to the World Cup.
Italy is* going to the World Cup.
Hmm..
Mhm Mhm.
I'm going to have to retract my comment. Looks like Luke is correct here. Sorry.
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Lol, we actually have exams called SATs that are taken in Year 6 (the year before secondary education).Cannons wrote:Do they take the writing SAT in the UK o.O?Tom's Slave wrote:Lmao. No.Frosty wrote:Yes....Cannons wrote:No....Jon wrote:I think "are" would be correct in this context because it's referring to a team of multiple people hence the plural. Maybe? "Is" would suggest he was talking about the country as a whole and the entire country clearly isn't going to the world cupFrosty wrote:FUUUUUUCannons wrote:France is going to the world cup
Cannon is right.
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You can use either depending on the context. As Jon has said, Luke was referring to the French team as individuals who will win the World Cup. The plural is fine here as he's using notional concord (which is more common in British English). Take the United States for example; it is clearly in the plural yet is almost exclusively referred to in the singular, even in the US, e.g. in this article: click. Nor have I read/heard many people, British or not, use 'none (...) is' etc. despite none being a singular noun. Grammatically, none should take the singular... idiomatically, it is usually governed by a plural verb.
So... the singular or plural can be used depending on the meaning of what is being said/what is being implied.
Anyway, I should have watched the France match instead of England losing to Germany, lmao.
ALLEZ LES BLEUS!!
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I was right.....See!Rand al'Thor wrote:Lol, we actually have exams called SATs that are taken in Year 6 (the year before secondary education).Cannons wrote:Do they take the writing SAT in the UK o.O?Tom's Slave wrote:Lmao. No.Frosty wrote:Yes....Cannons wrote:No....Jon wrote:I think "are" would be correct in this context because it's referring to a team of multiple people hence the plural. Maybe? "Is" would suggest he was talking about the country as a whole and the entire country clearly isn't going to the world cupFrosty wrote:FUUUUUUCannons wrote:France is going to the world cup
Cannon is right.
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You can use either depending on the context. As Jon has said, Luke was referring to the French team as individuals who will win the World Cup. The plural is fine here as he's using notional concord (which is more common in British English). Take the United States for example; it is clearly in the plural yet is almost exclusively referred to in the singular, even in the US, e.g. in this article: click. Nor have I read/heard many people, British or not, use 'none (...) is' etc. despite none being a singular noun. Grammatically, none should take the singular... idiomatically, it is usually governed by a plural verb.
So... the singular or plural can be used depending on the meaning of what is being said/what is being implied.
Anyway, I should have watched the France match instead of England losing to Germany, lmao.
ALLEZ LES BLEUS!!
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Luke are right.Frosty wrote:I was right.....See!Rand al'Thor wrote:Lol, we actually have exams called SATs that are taken in Year 6 (the year before secondary education).Cannons wrote:Do they take the writing SAT in the UK o.O?Tom's Slave wrote:Lmao. No.Frosty wrote:Yes....Cannons wrote:No....Jon wrote:I think "are" would be correct in this context because it's referring to a team of multiple people hence the plural. Maybe? "Is" would suggest he was talking about the country as a whole and the entire country clearly isn't going to the world cupFrosty wrote:FUUUUUUCannons wrote:France is going to the world cup
Cannon is right.
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You can use either depending on the context. As Jon has said, Luke was referring to the French team as individuals who will win the World Cup. The plural is fine here as he's using notional concord (which is more common in British English). Take the United States for example; it is clearly in the plural yet is almost exclusively referred to in the singular, even in the US, e.g. in this article: click. Nor have I read/heard many people, British or not, use 'none (...) is' etc. despite none being a singular noun. Grammatically, none should take the singular... idiomatically, it is usually governed by a plural verb.
So... the singular or plural can be used depending on the meaning of what is being said/what is being implied.
Anyway, I should have watched the France match instead of England losing to Germany, lmao.
ALLEZ LES BLEUS!!
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It sounds much better with is.Rand al'Thor wrote:Lol, we actually have exams called SATs that are taken in Year 6 (the year before secondary education).Cannons wrote:Do they take the writing SAT in the UK o.O?Tom's Slave wrote:Lmao. No.Frosty wrote:Yes....Cannons wrote:No....Jon wrote:I think "are" would be correct in this context because it's referring to a team of multiple people hence the plural. Maybe? "Is" would suggest he was talking about the country as a whole and the entire country clearly isn't going to the world cupFrosty wrote:FUUUUUUCannons wrote:France is going to the world cup
Cannon is right.
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You can use either depending on the context. As Jon has said, Luke was referring to the French team as individuals who will win the World Cup. The plural is fine here as he's using notional concord (which is more common in British English). Take the United States for example; it is clearly in the plural yet is almost exclusively referred to in the singular, even in the US, e.g. in this article: click. Nor have I read/heard many people, British or not, use 'none (...) is' etc. despite none being a singular noun. Grammatically, none should take the singular... idiomatically, it is usually governed by a plural verb.
So... the singular or plural can be used depending on the meaning of what is being said/what is being implied.
Anyway, I should have watched the France match instead of England losing to Germany, lmao.
ALLEZ LES BLEUS!!
But you could say "The French ARE going to the World Cup!"
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Tom's Slave wrote:Mmm.Frosty wrote:no.....CM wrote:How in the world did you come up with that argument and how does it make any sense to say:Jon wrote:I think "are" would be correct in this context because it's referring to a team of multiple people hence the plural. Maybe? "Is" would suggest he was talking about the country as a whole and the entire country clearly isn't going to the world cupFrosty wrote:FUUUUUUCannons wrote:France is going to the world cup
"France are going to the World Cup."
Let me include some other countries and see if it makes any sense.
America are going to the World Cup.
Germany are going to the World Cup.
Italy are going to the World Cup.
No.
France is* going to the World Cup.
America is* going to the World Cup.
Germany is* going to the World Cup.
Italy is* going to the World Cup.
Hmm..
Mhm Mhm.
I'm going to have to retract my comment. Looks like Luke is correct here. Sorry.
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Host since when?!Daft Punk wrote:Tom's Slave wrote:Mmm.Frosty wrote:no.....CM wrote:How in the world did you come up with that argument and how does it make any sense to say:Jon wrote:I think "are" would be correct in this context because it's referring to a team of multiple people hence the plural. Maybe? "Is" would suggest he was talking about the country as a whole and the entire country clearly isn't going to the world cupFrosty wrote:FUUUUUUCannons wrote:France is going to the world cup
"France are going to the World Cup."
Let me include some other countries and see if it makes any sense.
America are going to the World Cup.
Germany are going to the World Cup.
Italy are going to the World Cup.
No.
France is* going to the World Cup.
America is* going to the World Cup.
Germany is* going to the World Cup.
Italy is* going to the World Cup.
Hmm..
Mhm Mhm.
I'm going to have to retract my comment. Looks like Luke is correct here. Sorry.
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^ Pretty muchLetMeSkull wrote:It sounds much better with is.Rand al'Thor wrote:Lol, we actually have exams called SATs that are taken in Year 6 (the year before secondary education).Cannons wrote:Do they take the writing SAT in the UK o.O?Tom's Slave wrote:Lmao. No.Frosty wrote:Yes....Cannons wrote:No....Jon wrote:I think "are" would be correct in this context because it's referring to a team of multiple people hence the plural. Maybe? "Is" would suggest he was talking about the country as a whole and the entire country clearly isn't going to the world cupFrosty wrote:FUUUUUUCannons wrote:France is going to the world cup
Cannon is right.
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You can use either depending on the context. As Jon has said, Luke was referring to the French team as individuals who will win the World Cup. The plural is fine here as he's using notional concord (which is more common in British English). Take the United States for example; it is clearly in the plural yet is almost exclusively referred to in the singular, even in the US, e.g. in this article: click. Nor have I read/heard many people, British or not, use 'none (...) is' etc. despite none being a singular noun. Grammatically, none should take the singular... idiomatically, it is usually governed by a plural verb.
So... the singular or plural can be used depending on the meaning of what is being said/what is being implied.
Anyway, I should have watched the France match instead of England losing to Germany, lmao.
ALLEZ LES BLEUS!!
But you could say "The French ARE going to the World Cup!"
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Lukes are right* since it's a group of people!CM wrote:Luke are right.Frosty wrote:I was right.....See!Rand al'Thor wrote:Lol, we actually have exams called SATs that are taken in Year 6 (the year before secondary education).Cannons wrote:Do they take the writing SAT in the UK o.O?Tom's Slave wrote:Lmao. No.Frosty wrote:Yes....Cannons wrote:No....Jon wrote:I think "are" would be correct in this context because it's referring to a team of multiple people hence the plural. Maybe? "Is" would suggest he was talking about the country as a whole and the entire country clearly isn't going to the world cupFrosty wrote:FUUUUUUCannons wrote:France is going to the world cup
Cannon is right.
~
You can use either depending on the context. As Jon has said, Luke was referring to the French team as individuals who will win the World Cup. The plural is fine here as he's using notional concord (which is more common in British English). Take the United States for example; it is clearly in the plural yet is almost exclusively referred to in the singular, even in the US, e.g. in this article: click. Nor have I read/heard many people, British or not, use 'none (...) is' etc. despite none being a singular noun. Grammatically, none should take the singular... idiomatically, it is usually governed by a plural verb.
So... the singular or plural can be used depending on the meaning of what is being said/what is being implied.
Anyway, I should have watched the France match instead of England losing to Germany, lmao.
ALLEZ LES BLEUS!!
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